In this very educational hour, Ferry shared almost 28 years experience in speaking Dutch with us. Starting with the rules of pronunciation, we learned greeting and forms of politeness, basic grammar and counting 1 – 10. Ferry also integrated a fun part after the tough basics of the Dutch language and taught us some informal, [...]

Adam Lane of BSR introduced the challenges China faces in social development. His fascinating depiction of China’s problems put numbers and statistics to the country’s often-mentioned malaises including poverty gaps, access to clean water and health. The underlying message is alarming – something needs to be done, now, before these issues become unmanageable.

Rotaract successfully launched it’s first community service program this week at the Huiling School for people with mental disabilities. The monthly educational program, ‘Around the World’, involves Rotaract members introducing different countries of the world to Huiling participants through geography, art, music and food-making activities. Nine Rotaract volunteers kicked off the program with France, teaching [...]