How your gift to The Rotary Foundation changes lives

by Rotary Staff

Leonor Fraser and other members of her Rotary club arrived in Masaya, Nicaragua, ready to deliver shoes to the elementary schoolchildren and play with them.

It immediately became apparent that the school, located near a diesel plant, had bigger problems. The plant emitted pollutants into the air, which made the children and teachers lethargic, and the cracked building had no sanitation facilities. Fraser had difficulty breathing during her visit.

Through a Rotary Foundation grant, Fraser, her club, and Rotary members in Masaya were able to relocate the school, install plumbing, and even start a small chicken and goat enterprise so families could earn money to give the students a nutritious breakfast.

The children in Masaya were just some of the many beneficiaries of Rotary grants in 2013. Your generous giving to The Rotary Foundation makes projects like these possible.

Construction on a new school in Masaya, Nicaragua. Photo courtesy Leonor Fraser