by Bryan Schaaf | May 14, 2019 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
The world is more mobile than it has ever been before and I, like so many others, am a migrant. My family recently moved to Switzerland from Ukraine where we lived for over two years. I am originally from the United States, my wife from Germany, my son is Ukrainian,...
by Bryan Schaaf | Oct 6, 2018 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
An estimated 40.3 million people around the world live in slavery involving either sexual exploitation or forced labor. A new partnership with Freedom United is giving Rotarians a chance to do something to stop it. Dave McCleary was volunteering at a youth conference...
by Bryan Schaaf | May 20, 2018 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
Mushaho has lived in Nakivale since 2016, when he fled violence in his native Democratic Republic of Congo. After receiving death threats, he crossed into Uganda and joined a friend in the 184-square-kilometer settlement that serves as home to 89,000 people. The...
by Bryan Schaaf | Mar 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
As refugees streamed into Berlin, Rotarian and physician Pia Skarabis-Querfeld spent the last three years building a network of volunteer doctors to help those in need. Several Rotary Clubs in Berlin have supported these efforts by providing funds and volunteers. ...
by Bryan Schaaf | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
When a disaster happens in a far-away country, we want to help. However, doing the wrong thing may make a bad situation worse. Unsolicited donations of goods often create a disaster within a disaster. For example, they may clog the very ports through which...
by Bryan Schaaf | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Bryan Schaaf, Charity, Community, Philanthropy, Rotary, Uncategorized
There are more than 65 million persons displaced worldwide – more than at any time since World War II. To get a sense of the scale of displacement, and the stories of individuals and families behind the numbers, I highly recommend Ai WeiWei’s Documentary...
