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APRIL 2026 ROTARY 3
President, Rotary International
ideal. It is what we do when systems are strained,
Service is not only what we do when conditions are
FRANCESCO AREZZO
This work reflects the very heart of Rotary service.
stances are difficult.
protect mothers and children even when circum-
needed most.
frontline workers, this program helps communities
that Rotary will continue to go wherever help is
hope. By strengthening health systems and training
source of strength for communities, and a promise
to increase the chances that those moments end in
than an ideal. It becomes a lifeline for families, a
Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria exists
When we Unite for Good, service becomes more
forward to help others in their most vulnerable hours.
cal staff and reliable systems and procedures.
between life and loss depends on well-trained medi-
is measured in human moments when people step
stances every day — moments when the difference
a story of service. It is a reminder that Rotary’s impact
Women around the world face similar circum-
The story of the mother and her twins is at its core
lifesaving care does not depend on luck or location.
borns and their mother were alive and safe.
complications were quickly identified. The new-
fessionals and local leaders, Rotary helps ensure that
sustainable solutions. By working alongside health pro-
hospital, where the mother had been referred after
together local knowledge, global partnerships, and
one at the health center and the other at a general
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Nigeria show what is possible when Rotary brings
Hours later, both babies had been delivered,
tial emergency obstetric skills.
Programs like Together for Healthy Families in
and systems long before they are tested.
trained as a midwife, she was equipped with essen-
understands that service means investing in people
Scale initiative. And though she was not formally
was trained, ready, and cared enough to act. Rotary
lies in Nigeria, a Rotary Foundation Programs of
She had participated in Together for Healthy Fami-
It is a family that remains whole because someone
A community health worker stepped forward.
childbirth. It is a newborn who takes a first breath.
midwife in charge was not present.
It is deeply personal. It is a mother who survives
The facility was short-staffed. The nurse
Maternal and child health is not an abstract goal.
and to stand with communities when it does.
a woman arrived in labor carrying twins.
commitment to prepare people before a crisis arrives
the village of Aaye in southwest Nigeria,
ot long ago, in a small health center in
resources are limited, and the need is urgent. It is the
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Count on preparation, not luck

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