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East Meets West projects

Real partnerships between clubs in the West and the East. Yours can be next.

Partnerships already flowing

Rotarians light a lamp at the opening of a school drinking water plant built by the Rotary Clubs of Calcutta and Colleyville — Photo: Arunangshu

Clean water, sanitation and hygiene Kolkata, India and Colleyville, Texas, USA

Pranadhara II: purified drinking water for a school

A Rotary Foundation Global Grant (GG-2578095) that installed a community water purification plant at Shyamsundarpur High School. One club in each hemisphere, several districts behind them, and a plaque that says Unite for Good. This is East Meets West in practice.

East: Rotary Club of Calcutta, with Kolkata clubs and RC Singapore (RID 3310)
West: Rotary Club of Colleyville, with RC Fort Worth (RID 5790)

Two women pour clean water from a basin into a bucket in a sunny village courtyard

Clean water, sanitation and hygiene Asia, Africa and the Americas

One Million Drops

The program East Meets West is modeled on. Wells and boreholes, solar water systems, rainwater harvesting and low cost filtration, with a goal of safe water for one million people. Launched at EarthX 2026 and presented at the Rotary International Convention in Taipei.

East: His Excellency Kithsiri Athulathmudali leads initiatives across Asia
West: Steve Bender leads efforts across the Americas and Africa

Visit onemilliondrops.org

Clean water, sanitation and hygiene Ukraine and the United States

Rebuild Ukraine Green

Ukraine is a region of One Million Drops with a challenge of its own: mobile purification units that deliver up to 20,000 litres a day, fixed treatment for hospitals and schools, and household filters at scale.

East: Ukrainian partners and clubs
West: Rotary clubs in the United States

Visit rebuildukrainegreen.org

Supporting the environment Graz, Austria and Bocas del Toro, Panama

Turtle Island and The Panama Project

Species know no hemisphere. Turtle Island shares its photos and know how with our species websites, and the Panama Project is the first complete 4-7-8-17 living laboratory.

East: Turtle Island breeds critically endangered turtles and returns them to the wild
West: The Panama Project protects turtles, reefs and mangroves

Visit turtle-island.org

Promoting peace Germany and the world

Brückenbauer 1927

From October 7, 2026, one project with German roots is featured every day for a year. A ready made bridge for Western clubs to meet German partners.

East: German Rotary clubs, 100 years since the Rotary Club of Hamburg was chartered
West: Clubs everywhere with German roots

Visit brueckenbauer1927.de

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