My work

Health

  • The annotated guide to ending polio

    This award-winning piece gave readers a fresh look at the data and science behind the global polio eradication campaign.

  • Disease detectives

    Contact tracing has been a cornerstone of public health for much of the past century, even before the novel coronavirus.

  • Amazing stories of polio

    This nonfiction comic book was given to children in Pakistan and members of the U.S. Congress, turned into a coloring book, and featured at a fundraiser at the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica in Rome.

  • "We are brushing against death every day"

    In West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak, Rotarians step up to help — and take a page out of the PolioPlus playbook.

Science and environment

  • The conversation: Vanessa Nakate

    Inspired by Rotary, this young Ugandan activist is speaking out about climate change in Africa.

  • Choking clean water

    Blooms of poisonous blue-green algae threaten the western basin of Lake Erie, the source of drinking water for millions of people. Rotarians are joining the fight.

  • Sarah Parcak and the secrets of the satellites

    Inspired in part by Indiana Jones, space archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses futuristic airborne technology to unearth the treasures of the past.

  • How Rotarians are already fighting climate change

    We looked at climate change solutions outlined in the book “Drawdown” to see what Rotary members are doing to help.

Business and community development

  • Nature and nurture

    With help from a Rotary Foundation global grant, a group of women in rural Costa Rica are using ecotourism to enrich their families’ futures.

  • Family tradition

    The Marinellis have been making bells by hand for 1,000 years.

  • Italy's disappearing villages

    Earthquakes and emigration are draining the life out of rural communities. Rotarians are giving young people a reason to come back.

  • Problems solved

    Jim Marggraff is inventing the way to a better future.

Expert interviews

  • Jimmy Carter's vision for peace

    In a disarming interview, the former U.S. president weighs in on the battle plan for peace, the challenges to free elections at home and abroad, and the lessons of a life of service.

  • Nowhere to go

    Eviction isn't just a momentary lapse in housing; it's often the start of a downward spiral, says Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond.

  • Conversation: Denis Mukwege

    As a doctor, this Congolese physician cares for women brutalized by sexual violence; as their champion, he cries out for justice. His efforts nearly cost him his life — and earned him a Nobel Peace Prize.

  • The final steps

    CDC Director Tom Frieden reflects on the long climb toward polio eradication – and the things that keep him up at night.

Other highlights

  • The remarkable Mr. Harris and the club that changed the world

    This award-winning nonfiction comic book tells the story of Rotary’s founding.

  • Aloha Rotary

    Say hello to Honolulu, home to the 2020 Rotary International Convention. And the best way to see this island paradise? Hang with local Rotarians and Rotaractors.

  • The sustainability challenge

    10 years into the Rotary-USAID water and sanitation partnership, here’s what worked, what didn’t — and why.

  • Your gift from start to finish

    The Rotary Foundation is the best steward for your money. Here’s why.