ROTARY SPORT FAMILY GROWS - RWANDA IS BORN!

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.

Dr Tunde Adelakun

In response, GP Dr Tunde said, ‘for me this is a dream come true. It’s not just another charter…it is the charter of a place I call my second home. I always wanted Rwanda to be the next one to get chartered due to my close affiliation with the country, and I believe that with the people who have willingly come to join us, and my transparent support for this particular club, we can change the sporting landscape in Rwanda for the better. I thank all who have made this possible’, he concluded.

Meetings of RS Rwanda will be held every alternate Saturday in Kigali. We have members…but members are still required.

To get involved in this journey of selflessness, to have your name etched in what will be a success story in Rwanda sporting history through the power of Rotary, you can indicate your interest by emailing rwanda@rotarysport.org

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