Rotary will honor six individuals and two corporations for their humanitarian work through inclusive business practices that improve lives and communities. The honorees bring employment, education, and collaboration through programs that support disadvantaged youth, clean water access, women's empowerment, and small business development. Rotary recognizes these leaders for representing the intersection of commerce and causes that have positively impacted thousands.

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Rotary recognizes leaders and corporations for improving
lives and communities
EVANSTON, Ill. (Oct. 18, 2016) — Rotary, a global network of volunteers who
connect leaders and take action to improve lives, will honor six individuals and two
corporations for bringing positive, lasting change to their communities.
Through inclusive business practices, each brings employment, mentoring,
education, innovation and collaboration to their humanitarian work. “These business
leaders represent the intersection of commerce and cause,” said Rotary International
President John Germ. “Because of their dedication to economic development,
thousands of individuals have gained steady employment, vital job skills, and the
education necessary to build a better life. I extend my warmest congratulations to
them for their outstanding service to humanity.”
The following honorees will receive Rotary’s Responsible Business recognition on
Nov. 12 at Rotary Day at the United Nations, an annual event that highlights
humanitarian activities that Rotary and the United Nations lead around the world.
 Coca-Cola Pakistan: Raises public awareness for polio vaccinations in
Pakistan – one of the few remaining countries that has never stopped the
paralyzing disease -- and clean water and sanitation projects.
 Mercantil Banco Universal: Supports a project that has trained 6,000
students at 40 universities on social responsibility and leadership, with the
goal of encouraging students to use their academic knowledge to help
underserved communities in Venezuela and beyond.
 Juan Silva Beauperthuy, Rotary Club of Chacao, Venezuela: Helps
keep disadvantaged youth on the right track through Queremos Graduarnos
an education program focused on mentoring and skill development supported
by his engineering firm. Today, the program serves over 700 students in 18
schools.
 Jean-Paul Faure, Rotary Club of Cagnes-Grimaldi, France:
Encourages young professionals and provides promising new businesses with
training and funding. Faure launched a business contest called Le Trophee du

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Rotary. Now in its seventh year, the program has drawn support from a major
bank and kept past participants involved as mentors.
 Suresh Goklaney, Rotary Club of Bombay, India: Provides clean water
in rural villages and urban slums throughout India. Goklaney, executive vice
chairman of the world’s largest manufacturer of UV water purification
systems, has also established water centers where local women sell clean
water to generate income.
 Annemarie Mostert, Rotary E Club of Southern Africa, South
Africa: Offers education, job training, entrepreneurship, and
leadership development for women through Sesego Cares, a
Johannesburg-based nonprofit Mostert established in 2005. She also
collaborated with TOMS and mobilized 70 Rotary clubs across the
country to provide 1.3 million pairs of shoes to children in need. Sešego
Cares is a South African registered NPO / NGO with 18A status that
was established in 2005 to make a sustainable difference in the lives of
vulnerable people in Southern Africa. The ethos of Sešego Cares is
hinged on the spirit of ubuntu to bring together people willing to offer
their time, skills and resources to help various socially significant
projects in communities across Southern Africa. Since 2005 over R32
million worth of in-kind and financial contributions have been raised
and used to change the lives of over 800,000 vulnerable people,
predominantly women and children. As volunteers, we are proud of
our achievements. The organisation has strong governance principals
in place. Their auditors since inception is KPMG.
 Stephanie Woollard, Rotary Club of Melbourne, Australia: Helps
Nepalese women make and sell products abroad. Woollard founded Seven
Women after meeting seven illiterate craftspeople during a visit to Nepal –
and has since trained and employed more than 1,000 women in the last
decade, while also teaching basic bookkeeping and computer skills.
 Larry Wright, Rotary Club of Taylor, Michigan, USA: Supports
entrepreneurs in bankruptcy-era Detroit, providing microloans, business
classes, and mentorship through his organization Launch Detroit.
About Rotary:
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling
the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million
members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical
areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from
helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free
world. Visit rotary.org to learn more. To access broadcast quality video footage and
still photos: The Newsmarket. For more information on the Rotary Responsible

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Business Awards, visit: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/news-media/rotary-
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Contact: Audrey Carl, (847) 866-3424, audrey.carl@rotary.org