Welcome to the E-Club of Greater Sydney

Do you want to make positive changes in your community and the world?

Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship.

Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.

President Marilyn welcomes you to our website. Our club meets via Zoom on the First and Third Sunday of the month and you are very welcome to join us.

For login details email our Secretary, secretary@rotarygreatersydney.org and you'll receive an email with a login link.

If you would like to join our club, please click on the Get Involved tab above and select the Apply for Membership menu item.
Our members live in a wide range of areas beyond Sydney: from Kenya in Africa to Canberra, Queensland, Melbourne, and across New South Wales.

Our club is involved in a number of overseas projects and numerous domestic ones. There are many
international projects managed by our members registered with Rotary Australia Worldwide Community Service Ltd (RAWCS) in Uganda, Thailand, Nepal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia, Philippines, Kenya, Timor-Leste, and Nigeria as well as Worldwide projects. In addition, our club works with other Rotary clubs in Turkey, India, and Sri Lanka to sponsor Rotary Foundation Global Grants.

Please join us, anytime. As you can see from our many projects our members Imagine Rotary and are people of action.,

Meet Rotary’s first female President

Rotary International President Jennifer Jones is ready to hit the ground running as she takes office 1 July as the first female president in Rotary history. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor Roseland, Ontario, Canada, and the founder and president of Media Street Productions, an award-winning media company in Windsor. Having previously served Rotary in a variety of roles including vice president, director, and Rotary Foundation trustee, her talents have strengthened Rotary’s reach and impact. Learn more about Jones in a profile in the July issue of Rotary magazine. Watch the presidential changeover ceremony on Facebook.

Bee good to Bees

Bee a honey and consider joining Rotarians for Bees

Did you know…you can help save your local environment without even leaving the house? Bees in your neighborhood are dying due to a lack of flowering plants to feed on. Humans need bees to survive and you can help by adding three bee-friendly plants to your balcony or garden.
It’s as simple as 1, 2, Bee!

1. Source your bee-friendly seeds locally
2. Plant your seeds
3. Share your new plants and 3 positive thoughts or actions

There’s a growing buzz amongst Rotarians to get more active in supporting Rotary’s latest area of focus, the environment. Anyone in eClub of Greater Sydney or beyond who is interested in environment, conservation, gardens, climate change and yes, bees, is invited to contact Environment Director Judy Charnaud to learn how you can get involved. Contact Judy on jcharnaud@yahoo.com.au.

You can also join Rotarians for Bees at no cost. Check out www.rotariansforbees.org and their Facebook page, or contact Lucy Hobgood-Brown on lucy@claypartners.com. As an example of how Rotarians are making a difference in their community, have a look at this short video about the charming heritage town of Hall ACT, which has engaged the entire community in environmental protection: https://m.facebook.com/hallrotary/videos/237329934194039/.

You may also like to look at some other E-Club projects. Here are two

Building a Healthy Congo www.rawcs.org.au Project 47, established 2015-16

Lotumbe Community Development www.rawcs.org.au Project 20, established 2013-14

Rotary's 7 Areas of Focus

Donations to E-Club Projects

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Please consider donating to our Club-Sponsored Projects

The E-Club of Greater Sydney is proud to sponsor a variety of registered projects around the world through

Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS).

Spread Joy by Donating to Our Projects

sewAID to developing countries, Worldwide - (RAWCS: 22-2006-07)

To offer selected poor women in developing countries the opportunity to sew &

also provide them with machines, equipment & skills they need to start a small home business.

Micro loans are provided to recipients who require them.

To Donate, Click Here

The United Mission Hospital, Tansen, Nepal - (RAWCS: 78-2018-19)

To supply funding & medical equipment to The United Mission Hospital, Tansen, Nepal

The Hospital has a capacity of 169 beds.

Over 2,000 visits require treatment paid by charity or are given credit.

The Medical Assistance Fund (MAF) provides charity to the poorest patients.

Each year the Hospital is seeing more and more patients in need of assistance,

hence reducing funds to purchase much needed equipment. (2020 Newsletter).

http://www.tansenhospital.org.np/

The Hospital, founded in 1954, is located at Tansen, 1,350 metres above sea level

in the mountainous Palpa District serving an area of nearly a million people.

“The hospital is placed in a beautiful area crowded with poor people struggling to survive”.

To Donate, Click Here

Mama Wimbi Buntings for Independence and Education, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - (RAWCS: 103-2017-18)

DRC is one of the few countries which does not provide its citizens with ANY free education,

even at primary level. Paid employment is in very short supply and is often so underpaid

that even teachers who work 6 days a week survive by begging.

We plan to establish an export business to enable mothers to support their families

using the sewing skills that they already have.

We plan to teach local people the skills to manage international marketing via the internet so that the business will become independent of outside support.

To Donate, Click Here

To visit the website click here

Supporting Disadvantaged Children and Community of Siem Reap, Cambodia - (RAWCS: 1-2016-17)

To provide educational, vocational and outreach support for the disadvantaged children

and community of Siem Reap serviced by Feeding Dreams Cambodia.

To Donate, Click Here

Building a Healthy Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo - (RAWCS: 47-2015-16)

To support the development of quality higher education and medical care

in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the Université Protestante au Congo

and selected educational and medical institutions.

To Donate, Click Here

Lotumbe Community Development Project, Democratic Republic of the Congo - (RAWCS: 20-2013-14)

o provide sustainable improvements to existing health and education services

for villagers, and the well-being of women in Lotumbe, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Rotary Australia World Community Service and other project partners,

work with the Lotumbe community on a wide range of capacity building projects.

These include sustainable beekeeping, women's micro credit, duck eggs and

fruit sales that help pay for orphans' schooling, and agriculture.

In spite of being accessible only by canoe or forest paths, Lotumbe is a rural hub,

with K-12 schools (approx. 1000 students) and a reference hospital.

A population of 87,976 accesses these social services.

To Donate, Click Here

Kisaru Nkera Initiatives (KINI), Trans Mara, Kenya - (RAWCS: 72-2012-13)

To help Masai children and their communities to a better life through education,

health care services and community programs at Trans Mara, Kenya

To Donate, Click Here

Sustainable Villages Project, Oecusse, Timor-Leste - (RAWCS: 50-2011-12)

To assist villages in the Oecusse area, Timor-Leste in environmental challenges impacting on health and livelihood.

Specifically reducing the incidence of infant mortality & disease by improving food supplies, water, sanitation & the environment.

To donate, click here.

Mama Wimbi site

For more information on Mama Wimbi visit the website here

Supporting education in needy Western Kenyan schools and their local communities (RAOAF)

The project is focused on breaking the cycle of poverty in the poorest communities in Western Kenya, through educational equipment support programs, targeted tuition of students and professional development of teachers, healthcare education and starting sustainable community micro businesses at or near needy schools.