Stories


Celebrating Enkutatash: Origins of The 3000-Year-Old Ethiopian New Year Story Posted by Abenezer Feleke The Ethiopian calendar is a unique form of the Coptic or Alexandrian calendar, derived from the earlier Egyptian calendar, influencing the Julian calendar Read more...	Celebrating Enkutatash: Origins of The 3000-Year-Old Ethiopian New Year Story	Abenezer Feleke	2026-09-10 21:00:00Z
Tell Our Story. Grow Our Impact: District 9216 Launches Storytelling Awards Posted by Eric Ombok GENERAL ELIGIBILITY 1. Open to all Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact Clubs in District 9216 in good standing (RI, District and Country dues are up to date and no ethical issues). 2. Entries are quarterly and the first set cover July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026. 3. Submissions via Google Form shared in Whatsapp groups. 4. Clubs can submit maximum of two entries per category. 5. Stories can be in form of photos, short videos or articles published on the clubs’ or District 9216 platforms. Read more...	Tell Our Story. Grow Our Impact: District 9216 Launches Storytelling Awards	Eric Ombok	2026-08-28 21:00:00Z
Allidina Visram High School Revives Mombasa’s Oldest Interact Club Posted by Neera O. Rattan The re-launch comes at a critical time. With challenges like mental health, drug abuse, environmental pollution along the Mombasa coastline, and the need for mentorship among youth, the club aims to position students as solution-makers. The revival of Allidina Visram’s Interact Club is more than nostalgia. It’s a statement: that Mombasa’s youth are ready to lead, serve, and shape the future of their city. Read more...	Allidina Visram High School Revives Mombasa’s Oldest Interact Club	Neera O. Rattan	2026-08-28 21:00:00Z
The PhD Nobody Warned Me About: Reflections on a Year as Rotary Club President Posted by Paul Kathambana Think about it: from the moment you join as a member, the learning begins, the Rotary 101, the Four-Way Test, the Objects of Rotary, the fellowship, the ethos of the motto: Service Above Self, not to mention all the courses on the Rotary Learning Centre. That's your undergraduate degree. When you step up as a committee chair or director, the curriculum deepens you’re managing programmes, driving projects, reporting upwards. That's your master’s level. Then there is the presidency. If the club membership is your undergraduate and the board role is your Master's, then the presidency is your PhD, and nobody gives you a syllabus. Read more...	The PhD Nobody Warned Me About: Reflections on a Year as Rotary Club President	Paul Kathambana	2026-08-28 21:00:00Z
SWEET 16 — I AM A HUMMINGBIRD The D9216 TRF Giving Pledge As DRFC last year, one of my key responsibilities was fundraising for The Rotary Foundation (TRF). As I engaged clubs and Rotarians across the district, I came to an important realization: many Rotarians simply did not have enough information about The Rotary Foundation, its impact, and the difference their individual contributions can make. As DRFC last year, one of my key responsibilities was fundraising for The Rotary Foundation (TRF). As I engaged clubs and Rotarians across the district, I came to an important realization: many Rotarians simply did not have enough information about The Rotary Foundation, its impact, and the difference their individual contributions can make. Read more...	SWEET 16 — I AM A HUMMINGBIRDThe D9216 TRF Giving Pledge	Patrick Muchemi, DRFC, D9216	2026-08-27 21:00:00Z
From the Operating Room to Rotary's Highest Office Posted by Susan Aquila Mburu Dr. Bharat Pandya spent 38 years saving lives in a Mumbai operating room and helped save a nation from polio along the way. Now, he's set to lead Rotary's 1.4 million members worldwide as the organization's 2028-29 President. It's a milestone moment for District 9216 and for Rotarians everywhere who believe service above self can change the world. Read more...	From the Operating Room to Rotary's Highest Office	Susan Aquila Mburu	2026-08-03 21:00:00Z
A Decade of Love Behind the Walls: The Shimo la Tewa Story Posted by Rotary Club of Mtwapa Behind the walls of a maximum security prison, innocent children are growing up alongside their incarcerated mothers. For ten years, one Rotary club has shown up every Monday to make sure they still get a childhood: milk, mattresses, murals, and birthday cakes. This is what a decade of quiet, consistent love looks like. Read more...	A Decade of Love Behind the Walls: The Shimo la Tewa Story	Rotary Club of Mtwapa	2026-08-03 21:00:00Z
Second African to Lead Rotary International Takes Office Posted by Ruth Munyi During his one-year term, Babalola will focus on strengthening Rotary’s contribution to peacebuilding and supporting sustainable, community-led solutions that address local and global challenges and improve lives. Read more...	Second African to Lead Rotary International Takes Office	Ruth Munyi	2026-07-01 21:00:00Z
PAST PRESIDENT’S REFLECTIONS. Lesson 1: If Nobody Applauded Posted by Caroline Njiru “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”— Friedrich Nietzsche. Part of what makes volunteer leadership emotionally difficult is that most of us were shaped by systems built around reward. Read more...	PAST PRESIDENT’S REFLECTIONS. Lesson 1: If Nobody Applauded	Caroline Njiru	2026-06-30 21:00:00Z