Pres. Ali gifts G/T Rotary Club $2.5M, encourages compassion for fellow citizens

President Dr. Irfaan Ali pose with members of the Georgetown Rotary Club at the World Understanding Dinner held at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown. (Photo: Office of the President/ March 25, 2023)

Altogether, the rotary foundation is seeking to finance the continuation of global humanitarian projects to end polio, promote peace, fight other diseases, provide clean water, support education, save mothers and children, grow the local economy, protect the environment and respond to disasters.

Additionally, the president spoke of the importance of compassion and humility and said many times people do not show compassion. He, nonetheless, praised the organisation for its continued work in showing compassion for the people of the world.

“We have to understand that there are challenges in life, we have to understand that there are difficulties in life, we have to understand that there are storms that will come our way but in understanding that we have to develop the elements that will allow us to overcome these difficulties.

“That is a core part of one Guyana. The elements of understanding are captured in two words- compassion and humility- if we cannot have compassion for each other and if we cannot see each other as equal if we cannot position ourselves in the difficult circumstances of someone else you can never have an understanding of their situation,” President Ali said.

The foundation was formed more than 100 years ago and the foundation has spent more than US$4 billion on life changing sustainable projects worldwide. The aim of the Rotary Foundation is to transform lives around the world and in Guyana.