International Projects
Through practical hands-on schemes, disaster relief, and twin-club partnerships, we deliver aid directly to international communities in need.
SpecSort
Volunteers collect, clean, and sorts pre-owned spectacles for clinics overseas. Recycled gold from old frames helps fund transport to low-resource areas in Zimbabwe, Nepal, and Kenya.
Yorkits
Volunteers sew washable menstrual kits so girls in developing countries can stay in school. We host workshops, craft sales, and share patterns. Recent support reached girls in Goa, Gambia, Malawi, Angola, Uganda, and Kenya.
Rotary Foundation & Polio
Supporting global health, education, and disaster relief. Polio donations are matched 2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio worldwide.
Disaster relief
We contribute to ShelterBox and AquaBox who provide disaster relief.
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End Polio Sponsored Walk to Naburn
more The route - will start at the Blue Bridge in York - close to St George’s Field car park (with WCs) in the city centre - at 2.00 prompt.
Yorkits Winter Newsletter 2025
more Update on Yorkits activities
Yorkits - Growing and Spreading (2)
more Yorkits - making and supplying washable feminine hygiene kits for girls in developing countries
SpecSort expands its area of operation
more The highly-regarded SpecSort initiative - a flagship project of Rotary York Ainsty - is expanding its sphere of operation by delivering sorted and graded pre-owned glasses to more countries across the globe.
Thinking ahead. Acting early
more August 2025 Rotary York Ainsty supports ShelterBox with £1,000 for rapid disaster relief.
Yorkits: Growing and spreading
more Yorkits - making and supplying washable feminine hygiene kits for girls in developing countries
School in a Bag
more A thank-you letter and certificate from School in a Bag.