G lobal Outlook spotlights Rotary’s work on the global stage. Published by Rotary International, each edition of this quarterly explores a theme in depth. Global Outlook will emphasize that Rotary is an international organization that works best when it connects people of various nationalities with a common vision.

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Issues

November 2009

Download the full issue of Global Outlook -- Focus on water, sanitation, and hygiene, November 2009  

Water projects span the world

From Finland to Zambia, and from Mexico to Mali, Rotarians are making an impact by adopting water projects that address the needs of the local community.

• Finnish, Zambian Rotarians focus on clean water for schools
• U.S. club brings safe water to communities in Mexico, Malawi

More resources 

• Learn about Rotary International’s alliance with USAID on the International H2O Collaboration
• The brochure on the International H2O Collaboration (PDF)
• Photo essay on water and wellness from The Rotarian magazine (August 2009)

May 2009

Download the full issue of Global Outlook – Focus on Reducing Child Mortality, May 2009    

   Focus on Reducing Child Mortality Web extra

• Working toward the UN Millennium Development Goals  – Working with the World Food Programme and other agencies, Rotarians are contributing to major global goals such as eradicating hunger.

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February 2009

Download the full issue of Global Outlook -- Focus on Literacy, February 2009    

Focus on Literacy Web extras

• Starting a Rotary literacy project  -- Find out how one club turned US$1,000 into $59,000
• An interview with a CLE developer  -- Read how the CLE method for teaching literacy can work when traditional methods fail
• Communities in Action  -- Get tips on how to conduct a successful Rotary literacy project from experienced Rotarians.
• Community Assessment Tools  -- This Web-only publication can help Rotary clubs and districts better assess a community’s literacy needs.
• Literacy Fact Sheet  -- Learn about Rotary’s longstanding commitment to helping people learn how to read and write.
• Web photo gallery  -- 3-H project shines the light of literacy in Brazil. A Rotarian literacy initiative supported by a Rotary Foundation 3-H grant has helped thousands of Brazilian children learn to read and write.

November 2008

Download the full issue of Global Outlook -- Focus on Polio, November 2008  

Focus on Polio Web extras

• Photo gallery of Deepak Kapur, chair of the India PolioPlus Committee
• Video of Ann Veneman, executive director of UNICEF
• More from International PolioPlus Committee Chair Bob Scott  
• More from Anand Balanchandran, interagency coordinator of the World Health Organization  

Read more about Rotary's polio eradication efforts