How can Rotary and the Peace Corps work together to make the world a better place?
Rotary clubs and Peace Corps volunteers have worked together for decades on projects to promote literacy, clean water and sanitation, and health. Our two organizations have a presence in more than 60 of the same countries, and many Peace Corps volunteers join Rotary clubs to continue their service once they return home. In May, we made our connection formal, signing a letter of collaboration to explore how to share resources and expertise to boost the impact of our development efforts. Based on this agreement, one-year pilot programs will be set up in the Philippines, Thailand, and Togo, which will provide a model for how our organizations can team up to create lasting results. “This provides a formal basis on which to take our work to the next level,” says Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko.