The Magic of Rotary: Global Impact from Abergavenny
- Kate Morris
- Dec 31, 2025
- 2 min read
The Rotary Club of Abergavenny is proud to have played a key role in a truly inspiring international humanitarian project — one that demonstrates the extraordinary power of Rotary collaboration at every level.
Through Rotary funds, our club contributed £2,500 to support the provision of solar-powered generators for portable emergency medical units in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Thanks to the way Rotary works globally, this initial contribution was multiplied twelve times over, helping to generate over $36,000 in total Rotary charity funding.
This remarkable outcome was made possible through the combined support of:
• 12 Rotary Clubs across South Wales
• 2 Rotary Clubs in England
• 1 Rotary Club in the United States
• District and Global Rotary Charity funds
Together, these contributions helped fund renewable energy solutions that power emergency healthcare — supporting communities in Ukraine facing unimaginable hardship. It is an outstanding example of how Rotary transforms local generosity into global impact.
🎧 Featured on the Rotary GB&I “Unscripted” Podcast
This story is highlighted on the official Rotary in Great Britain & Ireland podcast, “Unscripted”, featuring:
• Steve Jenkins — Cardiff Bay Rotary Club
• Robert Parker — Abergavenny Rotary Club
You can hear the discussion at around 10 minutes in, alongside other inspiring Rotary Foundation projects:
Listen here:
The episode also features a major $150,000 solar energy project in Kosovo, where Rotary funding helped replace an oil-burning hospital power system — another powerful example of Rotary collaboration across districts and countries.
The Rotary Foundation in Action
The episode includes reflections from Holger Knaack, Chair of The Rotary Foundation Trustees and former Rotary International President. Holger recently returned from Pakistan, one of only two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic, reaffirming Rotary’s ongoing commitment to ending polio worldwide.
The Foundation remains one of the largest voluntary service charities in the world — empowering clubs like ours to support both local communities and global humanitarian work.
This Is The Magic of Rotary
From Abergavenny to Ukraine and beyond, Rotary proves what’s possible when people come together in service, compassion, and action. A local contribution, multiplied through worldwide partnership, becomes life-changing support for those who need it most.
That is the Magic of Rotary — and we are proud to be part of it.
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