Monthly Archives: January 2026

The very first official meeting of Rotary Sport Rwanda after its official charter was held on Saturday 17 January at the Cercle Sportif Club, Kigali. At the meeting, congratulations flowed around at the attainment of charter status, the certificate of which arrived just a couple of days before.

It was a joyous occasion where members freely expressed their enthusiasm at what is starting in Rwanda, through Rotary.  Offices and responsibilities were shared, and action points were assigned to members.

Charter President Sport-Rotarian Charlie Haba expressed his thanks to District, through Assistant Governor Suman, and called on members to ‘let’s start things immediately and show the wider Rotary that we in Rwanda, can be pacesetters in the building and sustenance of the Rotary family.

CP Charlie called on members who ideas on any projects or events that they would want to have RS adopt to submit their proposals to the central email address. Meanwhile, Global President Dr Tunde made a short submission on a proposed event to kickstart operations of RS in Rwanda, and this is being considered by the executive. President-Elect Zacharie Kamugisha also presented his idea, as did Sport Rotarian Marlon Weir.

It was an active and buoyant meeting that showed potential of many great things to come to Rotary, through Sport, and in Rwanda and beyond.

Rotary Sport has received its second charter from Rotary International. This club, a sporting brand of the wider RI, set up and having received its first charter in its birthplace Basingstoke in the UK, has been established with a view to spreading the word of sport globally. The objective is to use sport to promote selflessness; to use sport to enhance and highlight the seven pillars of Rotary; to bring sports development to societies and communities, and use the power of the benevolence of Rotary to create sporting stories, by supporting promising talent in achieving their dream.

Having operated out of birthplace Basingstoke UK for a year, the initiators of the movement branched out into various countries, building the concept and by that, building the size of the overall Rotary family; recruiting members to join Rotary.

And so the news has entered, that one of the first countries that this concept was shared, Rwanda, became the first club after the pioneer club, to be granted Rotary International charter!

Great news!

Rotary Club of Sport Rwanda (as it is to be known formally) was supported and guided through to charter by the existing Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga, and also notably the support of District 9150 Assistant Governor Alla Suman.

The input of Rotarian Paul Masterjab of Kigali Virunga is noted, as was the input of Charter President  Charlie Haba, who gladly and willingly migrated from Virunga in order to ensure that the vision of the creator of the Rotary Sport movement, Global President Dr Tunde Adelakun, comes to fruition.