Stories


What Does It Mean to Be Career-Ready in the Age of AI? As Artificial Intelligence reshapes the workplace, young professionals are faced with new questions about their skills, careers and future. Through AI and the Office, the Rotaract Club of Barbados brought together approximately 30 young professionals from diverse fields to explore AI’s practical applications, limitations and implications for the future of work. The session encouraged participants to move beyond uncertainty and consider how they can adapt, remain relevant and embrace new possibilities in an evolving professional landscape. View the full presentation on our YouTube channel. Read more...	What Does It Mean to Be Career-Ready in the Age of AI?	Kemar Grant	2026-10-22 03:00:00Z	AI,impact story,professional development
A New Year, A Renewed Purpose The Rotaract Club of Barbados officially kicks off 2026–27 under the theme "Serving With Purpose, Growing With Passion." Meet the incoming board – President Omar Worrell, Vice President Leah Browne, Treasurer Jamar Mayers, International Service Director Melcia Rogers, Community Service Director Zachary McCollin, Club Service Director Rashanna Vaughn, Public Image Director Chanda Mwansa, Membership Committee Chair Charmaine Hinds and Immediate Past President Christina Ruck – and find out what this year has in store. Read more...	A New Year, A Renewed Purpose	Chanda Mwansa	2026-07-01 03:00:00Z	board introduction,new rotary year,new year
Rotary at the Start of the United Nations Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world. During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.” Read more...	Rotary at the Start of the United Nations		2025-07-15 04:00:00Z
Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick. This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic. Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley. Read more...	Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic		2025-07-15 04:00:00Z
Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.” Read more...	Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle		2025-07-15 04:00:00Z