I'm happy to announce our first-ever joint Rotarian/Global Scholar service trip to Zimbabwe in 2025!

The trip will run from March 25 - April 8, 2025 (without travel time).

Approximately 15 Rotarians will join 15 Edina High School Global Scholars or Interact members on a two week adventure full of exploring, service and learning. Students will be completing their capstone research project while in the country and Rotarians can serve as mentors or just be along for the amazing experience. Traveling with teenagers can be such a rewarding experience and I personally love it. While an Edina administrator and I will serve as the dedicated chaperones for students, please be prepared to travel with teenagers :). If you want to know what that's like, I have lots of stories!

The two weeks will be spent volunteering at Bulawayo Hospital (recipient of one of our club's 2022 international grants), building classrooms at a secondary school, exploring National Parks, and visiting one of our world's seven natural wonders - Victoria Falls. Accommodations will be single- or double-occupancy hotel rooms, and we will travel together as a group from Minneapolis to Africa.

Please see the Zimbabwe Info Flyer for more information and a rough itinerary. 

Ready to travel!? Click here to commit or express interest and make your deposit.

Please reach out to Lindsay with any questions!

Rotary strives for the fair treatment and advancement of all Rotary participants. Embracing equity means carefully considering how to provide differing levels of support, opportunities, and resources so participants have a welcoming and productive experience. 

 

When we embrace equity, we create an environment built on respect and dignity for all participants. 

 

Watch for more to come in the coming weeks on this topic!