World Understanding Month

 February is World Understanding Month

Rotary International’s goal is a global one. To achieve it, Rotarians must understand and appreciate the global differences in locality, culture, gender and politics that vary in regions and on continents.

Each year Rotarian professionals and experts span the globe offering their time, skills and compassion to address medical, engineering and other humanitarian needs. Often, this takes them to remote areas where they are faced with challenging environmental and living conditions. From their experiences we gain a vivid understanding of the global issues and challenges - an understanding that further prepares us to address those needs in keeping with the goal of Rotary International.

Rotary Programmes such as Group Study Exchange, allow for young adults to expand their view of the world while gaining invaluable exposure and training to be well rounded, better adjusted and more tolerant individuals and leaders. The youngest members of the Rotary (Interactors and EarlyActors) can become involved in international service with shoebox contributions that are sent abroad to alleviate circumstances faced by persons of similar ages. By engaging in this humanitarian venture they learn about the lives of others and develop compassion and tolerance that will make them better individuals.

The opportunities for global understanding exist and one does not have to look far to find them.