THE MANIFESTO

Goal: Define the moral code of the Fellowship. It must sound like a "Constitution for the Digital Age."

Our Pledge: To use bits, bytes, and bandwidth to amplify the 7 Areas of Focus, ensuring that no community is left offline in the 21st century.

The Code of the Future Service

We Do Not "Move Fast and Break Things." We Move Smart and Fix the World.

In an era where Artificial Intelligence can write poetry or generate disinformation, the Rotary Fellowship of IT Professionals stands as a firewall for humanity. We believe that technology is neutral, but its application is not.

We are the stewards of Ethical Tech.

1. Open Source, Open Hearts: We believe the code that saves lives should belong to everyone. Whether it’s a flood-prediction algorithm or a digital literacy curriculum, we build for the public domain, not for profit margins.

2. The "Do No Harm" Algorithm: When we deploy AI in developing nations, we ensure it respects local cultures, protects data privacy, and removes bias. We do not beta-test on vulnerable populations; we serve them.

3. Defense is Service: In a world of cyber-warfare, protecting a non-profit’s donor database is just as heroic as digging a well. We are the digital bodyguards for those doing good.

OUR IMPACT ENGINE

(The 7 Areas of Focus + Tech)

Goal: Show exactly how we apply tech to Rotary’s core missions.

02. Disease Prevention and Treatment

• The Problem: Lack of specialist doctors in rural areas.

• The Tech Solution: Telemedicine & Edge Computing. Deploying lightweight, solar-powered servers (Raspberry Pi clusters) that allow remote diagnostics using AI imaging for skin diseases or malaria detection without needing a heavy cloud connection.

01. Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention

• The Problem: Misinformation fuels conflict.

• The Tech Solution: AI-Powered Sentiment Analysis. We build tools that monitor social media in conflict zones to detect "hate speech spikes" before violence erupts, allowing peace fellows to intervene early.

03. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

• The Problem: Broken wells go unreported for months.

• The Tech Solution: IoT Sensors (Internet of Things). Installing LoRaWAN flow sensors on hand pumps. If the water stops flowing, the sensor pings a satellite, and the local maintenance team gets an SMS instantly.

• Current Initiative: Collaborating with the Green Tech Global Hackathon to design smart-waste systems that prevent water table contamination.

04. Maternal and Child Health

• The Problem: Lack of prenatal records in refugee camps.

• The Tech Solution: Blockchain Digital Identity. Creating secure, portable digital health wallets for mothers. Even if they are displaced, their medical history travels with them on an encrypted ledger, ensuring continuity of care.

• The Problem: The "Digital Divide" creates an "Opportunity Divide."

• The Tech Solution: Satellite Internet & Offline Learning.

05. Basic Education and Literacy

06. Community Economic Development

• The Problem: A disaster can wipe out local economies overnight.

• The Tech Solution: FinTech & Big Data Recovery.

07. Supporting the Environment

• The Problem: Waste management is inefficient and carbon-heavy.

• The Tech Solution: Computer Vision for Circular Economy.

• Project Spotlight: The Green Tech Global Hackathon (March 2026). We are challenging developers to build AI models that use camera feeds to automatically sort recycling from trash in real-time, reducing landfill waste by 40%.

Leadership

Rtn. Rakesh Babuji

CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Rtn. Gomathy T M

CO-FOUNDER & SECRETARY

Rtn. Biswajit Ghosh

CO-FOUNDER

PDG Rtn. Carl W. Treleaven

Founding Board Member

PDG Rtn. Jim Louttit

Founding Board Member

PDG Rtn. Nick Frankle

Founding Board Member

PAG Rtn. Margaret williamson

Founding Board Member

PP Rtn. Wally Gardiner

Regional Board Member - Canada

Deputy Director Cadre Rtn. Juliana Corredor

Regional Board Member - LatAm

PDG RTN. Rosetti Nabbumba

Regional Board Member - Africa

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