Our Projects

International Projects

ShelterBox

When disaster strikes — an earthquake, a flood, a conflict — families lose everything in an instant. Through our partnership with ShelterBox, we help deliver emergency shelter and essential supplies to displaced families around the world, giving them a safe place to stand while they rebuild their lives.

Mandela Washington Fellowship

From 2016 until the program came to a close, our club was proud to host young leaders from across Africa through the Mandela Washington Fellowship, part of the U.S. Young African Leaders Initiative. These future changemakers brought fresh perspective to our community — and we hope we gave a little back in return.
 

Open World & COIL — Georgia

Some of the strongest friendships start with a simple exchange of ideas. Through the Open World and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programs, we welcomed two delegations from the country of Georgia, building cross-cultural connections that outlasted the visits themselves.

Family Literacy Project — South Africa


Education starts at home, and literacy is where it begins. Funded through a Rotary Global Grant, our Family Literacy Project supports reading and learning initiatives in South Africa, helping parents and children build literacy skills together and break cycles of educational inequity.

Group photo, Mandela Washington Fellowship / Young African Leaders event, per your note

Dr Kevin from Bridgewater State University with some of the members of the Water for Cambodia 

Same delegation, holding certificates of achievement with the Georgian national flag.

Georgian delegation and Rotary hosts at Boston Higashi School, part of an Open World Program visit (funded through the Open World Leadership Center/COIL).

Rotary members with the Water for Cambodia team at a water testing/hygiene training site

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Rotary-connected meeting in Korea, at the Korea Restorative Justice Association.

District 7950 International Service Award (2024–2025), honoring the Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters for hosting the Georgia delegation through the Open World Program.

Bridgewaters/Brockton Rotary members prepping for a Polar Plunge fundraiser for ShelterBox.