This week's meeting features Fritz Pierre-Louis, a dedicated Rotarian and electro-mechanical engineer with extensive experience in international development and water and sanitation. He will be presenting on "The Power of HANWASH," highlighting how the organization and its partners collaborate with local stakeholders to provide safe, affordable, and sustainable water and sanitation systems throughout Haiti.

Micaela Connery, Co-Founder and CEO of The Kelsey, discusses pioneering disability-forward housing solutions. Learn how this Bay Area-based nonprofit builds and advocates for accessible, affordable, and inclusive communities where people of all abilities and incomes live side by side.

Meghan Wood shares how Raya Power’s plug-and-play solar-battery systems democratize clean energy for renters and families left out by traditional rooftop solar.

Matabishi Narukako shares how the Kakuma Vocational Center empowers refugee youth and young women through an innovation course, makerspace, and sustainable community programs in Kenya.

Dr. Sherrie Tennessee shares practical communication strategies to enhance service excellence, build high-performing teams, and reduce friction across hospitality, business, and education.

This week, we present "Birds and Glass: An Important Conservation Issue," that features ornithology professor Daniel Klem, Jr. discussing how window collisions kill billions of birds annually and how to build safer environments.

Malawi’s Zomba District is upgrading water and sanitation at its health centers. Led by Heidi Rickels of Freshwater Project International, this systems-driven WASH initiative builds community resilience through local, sustainable solutions.

Formed by Rotarian Wayne McRann, Developing World Connections introduces volunteers to sustainable international service, ranging from school construction to educational programs.

Discover Area 2 Farms, a tech-savvy, soil-centric agricultural model pioneering the future of food by growing fresh, organic produce right inside urban centers to cultivate crops and community.

Prof. Jack Sim, "Mr. Toilet," shares how to use social innovation and leverage models to create massive, sustainable global impact on a small budget.

Steve Baughman Jensen, a former trial lawyer turned racial justice advocate, explores the personal and systemic impact of his family’s history with slavery to transform grief into responsibility.

"Project Ix Kuk is a women’s health initiative in Guatemala focused on preventing cervical cancer through community-based HPV screening and immediate care. Working in partnership with local midwives, hospitals, and public health leaders, the project introduces self-collected HPV testing using modern PCR technology and ensures timely follow-up... By centering privacy, cultural respect, and local capacity-building, Project Ix Kuk strengthens existing healthcare systems [and] reduces barriers to early detection."

Dr. Josef Parvizi, a Stanford neurologist and founder of Ceribell, discusses how irrational fear and attachment to past conventions hinder medical progress. He introduces his AI-powered "stethoscope for the brain" to improve critical care.

This week, Dr. Daniela Shebitz and John Evangelista explore the impact of Miyawaki microforests in restoring ecological resilience within urban communities. Discover how these dense, native plantings are being used to combat climate change, mitigate flooding, and boost biodiversity in formerly redlined neighborhoods.

Explore how immersive volunteer travel transforms communities and travelers alike with Kimberly Haley-Coleman, founder of Globe Aware. Learn to use creativity and compassion to break down borders and solve global challenges through service.

In a world where one-third of all food produced is wasted, Insectflux is pioneering a circular solution that turns organic waste into high-value assets. This program features Jason Elate, Founder and CEO of Insectflux, as he details the operation of the world’s first global B2B2C marketplace connecting the agri-food industry with the insect-farming sector.

Key Takeaways:

• Closing the Loop: The platform allows food producers (farms, restaurants, and grocery chains) to list organic byproducts which are then purchased by insect farms.

• Valuable Outputs: These farms raise black soldier flies and crickets to create sustainable protein, fertilizers, and oils for use in aquaculture, pet food, and biotech.

• Systemic Innovation: By digitizing and decarbonizing food systems, Insectflux demonstrates how technology can unlock natural abundance to create a zero-waste economy.

In this talk, Mike Leggett shares insights from over two decades of international experience in transformative education and capacity building. He explores how shifting from models of aid to models of empowerment can unleash the potential of teachers and youth to become catalysts of social change. Drawing from the work of Fundashon Awenyo in Curaçao and beyond, he invites a deep rethinking of what it truly means to invest in people, not programs.

In this presentation hosted by the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley, speaker DeAnna Pursai outlines a personal and organizational shift toward environmental advocacy. Pursai, serving as the Climate Action Chair for Rotary District 5170 and Vice Chair of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) BigWest, discusses the evolution of Rotary International’s mission.

This week’s Rotary eClub meeting features Joe Wolf, Co-Founder of Imagine Worldwide. Discover how solar-powered, offline EdTech is solving the literacy crisis for millions of children in Sub-Saharan Africa through scalable, research-based learning solutions.

This week’s meeting of the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley features David Duffy, an expert in wildlife disease genomics from the University of Florida, who explores how advanced environmental DNA (eDNA) sequencing can identify diverse lifeforms from trace genetic material found in air, water, and soil. He discusses the revolutionary potential of these "tricorder-like" technologies for applications ranging from biodiversity conservation and pathogen surveillance to drug discovery and human genetic analysis.