Karen Kendall adopts two orphans in Ethiopia. She then opens Shamida her own orphanage with six children, now there are over 30. Her expertise, her experience and knowledge enable her to assist other facilities including a Juvenile Remand Centre to deinstitutionalise. An inspiring story.

The remarkable story of Karo Haltmeier from Kenthurst Rotary Club and her vision to build a small dental clinic in a remote village on the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Funds were raised, the building is close to completion and will soon provide oral health services to a wide community in this developing part of the world.

Thanks to Beecroft Rotary the monsoon rains in India are captured and retained to resist erosion and assist down stream agriculture. A local community receives hygienic compost toilets vastly improving sanitation and health. Niranjan Deodhar explains.

What are the main challenges facing Rotary right now? Incoming District Governor of District 9685 in Sydney's upper north shore, Niranjan Deodhar paints his vision for the year ahead, the challenges and how they will be met. 17 mins.

The Joey Joy Flight has enabled hundreds of disabled and disadvantaged children to experience the thrill of flight in a modern jet plane. But how does this all work and who puts it together? We learn about the role of Turramurra Rotary Club and Pathfinders the Qantas staff charity. Steve Buchanan from Qantas takes us behind the scenes of this exciting experience which the children will remember for the rest of their lives.

Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities. Some people with dementia cannot control their emotions, and their personalities may change. Dementia ranges in severity from the mildest stage, when it is just beginning to affect a person's functioning, to the most severe stage, when the person must depend completely on others for basic activities of daily living, such as feeding oneself.Dementia affects millions of people and is more common as people grow older, Dementia Champion, Tim England explains Dementia Australia 1800 100 500 Dementia Support Australia 1800 699 799 Carer Gateway 1800 422 737 My Aged Care (over 65 yrs) 1800 200 422 NDIS 1800 800 110 Tim England. www.dementiachampion.com

Here is how to thank, to recognise and salute women known to you who are doing something exceptional in the community. Sue Hayward, Chair of the Rotary Inspirational Womens Awards explains why it matters and how it all works. Stacy Jane a RIWA winner in 2023 explains how following dreadful abuse and violence she founded Escabags a practical solution to assist and support those fleeing abusive and dangerous situations. www.riwa.com.au www.escabags.org

What must it be like to give birth in a mud hut on an earth floor? This is the dangerous situation for millions of mothers in developing countries. But thanks to the work of Zonta, assisted by community groups like Rotary, a simple but effective, hygienic birthing kit is now being assembled and sent to women in need and their birth attendants. www.bkfa.org.au

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is an intensive leadership experience where students develop their skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. They build communication and problem solving skills and learn from community leaders, inspirational speakers and peer mentors. Thowshi Dimantha, a Sydney student describesher recent RYLA experience and significantly the lessons she learned.

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is an intensive leadership experience where students develop their skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. They build communication and problem solving skills and learn from community leaders, inspirational speakers and peer mentors. Thowshi Dimantha, a Sydney student describesher recent RYLA experience and significantly the lessons she learned.

8.6 Australians die every day by suicide. More than double the road toll. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between the age of 15 and 44. But Rotarian Lester Pearson decided to do something about this founding SOKS, Save our Kids from Suicide. Hundreds of lives have now been saved. Lester explains how it started, how it works through sports organisations and the complementary focus on supporting Rotary programs for youth enrichment.www.soks.org.au

Kirsten Veldhuis of the Lower Blue Mountains Rotary Club is determined to improve the Club's sustainability footprint. She patiently tracks the output of the Rotary Recycles Op Shop and is about to do the same at Glenbrook Markets. These initiatives have helped grow the Club's membership who share the sustainability values and raise community awareness of Rotary's environmental goals. www.lowerbluemountains.org.au

Chris Lewis President of Kuring gai Rotary explains the many projects delivered by his club....from a huge community fun run, to the Bobbin Head Cycle Classic to supporting a local school, cleaning up the environment, running a dementia cafe and funding youth programs. www.kuringgairotary.org.au

With 150 stalls, two entertainment stages and much fanfare the Wahroonga Village Fair has something for everyone in the community. Councillor Sallianne McLelland and Janelle Speight from Wahroonga Rotary Club explain what its all about. www.wahroongavillagefair.com

Foreshadowing the next webinar in the Climate and Peace series, Rotarian Jeremy Wright AM explains why we need to rethink waste and the perspective to be taken by his expert faculty. Webinar is on 8 November. See www.climateandpeace.com.au

The St Ives Food and Wine Festival is back following two covid cancelled years. Di Barnes tells us what to expect including wines to taste, a variety of food to sample, choirs, singers, jazz band, pony rides, farm animals and activities for everyone. Sunday 25 September

Patrick Price, a Rotarian from Sydney was shocked at the authoritarian and violent approach to teaching he found in Nepalese schools. Determined to do something about it he founded the Centre for Learning and Children's Rights a non profit organisation delivering educational and humanitarian projects in Nepal regardless of age, gender, religion or caste, including the successful Heartland Academy. www.forchildsrights.org and www.heartlandacademy.edu.np

Rupert Guinness, author, commentator and journalist, but above all a world renowned endurance cyclist is Ambassador for the Bobbin Head Cycle Classic aka The Bobbo. Rupert tells his story, how he got started, the long distance rides he has done and how he uses cycling to raise awareness of mental health issues. He provides tips for Bobbo riders, generously and with good grace. A true gentleman. www.bobbo.org.au

A brilliant idea to raise funds to eradicate polio. There are still a handful of cases in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan. A recent case also emerged in New York City. The Train Ride to end polio is the brainchild of local Rotarians in Sydney who have so far raised $500k. Mark Anderson explains what its all about and foreshadows the 2022 event. www.polioeradication.org

An integral part of the Orange Blossom Festival, the Cross Country Challenge organised by the Rotary Club of Hills Kellyville offers three distances to run, walk or to stroll. 10.2 km, 6.8 km, 3.4 km. You can even take your dog! All for a good cause. at the beautiful Bella Vista Farm. Mike Blair OAM ex;plains. www.crosscountrychallenge.com.au

Opera in the Arboretum is a creative event hosted by Woy Woy Rotary Club to raise funds to support their local and international projects. Now in its 15th year it is held in the open air, a picnic style event at Pearl Beach. We meet spokesman Russell Grove who explains how it is organised, the talent they attract and the repertoire to be enjoyed on 28 March 2020.email operarotarywoywoy@gmail.

We meet Victoria Diep a 15 yr old student who attended the three day Conoco Phillips Science Experience at the University of Technology Sydney. The program takes place over 35 universities and tertiary institutions within many different laboratories and lecture theatres. Participants perform experiments in the laboratories, meet and hear senior lecturers, attend site visits and experience what its like to be on a tertiary campus. Peter Lorschy from St Ives Rotary Club explains his Club's support for youth focussed activities and their involvement with the Conoco Phillips Science Experience.

Ian Scott AM from Sydney's Blue Mountains explains the benefits of alternative dispute resolution and how he came to be leading the training for mediators working in Mongolia, one of the world's poorest countries. Rotary is the key and a source of support through RAWCS...the Rotary Australia Worldwide Community Services program.

Its not enough to simply give money. It needs to be spent wisely and sustainably. Hear how Rotary is doing this  in Cambodia.

Lucy Hopgood-Brown explains the life changing work of her NGO, HandUp Congo. Villagers in the remote community of Lotumbe in the Democratic Republic of Congo are supported in their efforts to secure food such as  ducks, cows and grain. An education program teaches emergency medicine skills and thanks to micro-financing villagers can begin their own sustainable businesses. It's not a hand out but a HandUp. www.handupcongo.org To volunteer: [email protected]

We meet Di Barnes the power house from St Ives Rotary Club on Sydney's upper north shore describing all the good things to be found at the St Ives Food & Wine Festival, 8 September 2019. A wide variety of tasty and unusual food, wines from the Hunter and from Mudgee. Lots of entertainment for children and stalls from many local community service organisations. Proceeds from the event enable  the Rotary Club of St Ives to support Diabetes Alive and Room to Read. www.stivesfoodandwine.com 

Modern day slavery exists in many forms....forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, forced marriage, the sale of children and sex slavery. We meet Doug Malcolm, Rotarian, founder and driver of Paint4Freedom a National Art Competition  dedicated to raising awareness of slavery and raising funds to counteract it. www.paint4freedom.org