Our speaker today was Carolina Barrios from the Rotary Club of Cartagena, Colombia. She spoke to us from her home in Cartagena. Carolina grew up “Rotary”….her father was a District Governor and is still active. She has served as club president for three terms (2 different clubs); her current club has 26 women, one man and 2 Rotaractors.
In 2010, the village of Leticia (45 miles away from Cartagena) suffered a disastrous flood. Carolina formed a Village Corps with the leaders of the village, established priorities and helped bring the village back. In 2016 she worked on a Global Grant for economic development through the production of patio gardens organized by the Interact Club. These are raised 4 foot x 4 foot boxes used for growing herbs and vegetables that can be sold to local consumers and restaurants. In 2021 there was a Global Grant with the Nashoba Valley Club in the area of basic education.
Carolina noted that Colombia is the second most mega-diverse country in the world.
