About Us
About us
OUR ASPIRATIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN BRIEF
Rotary Club of Islamabad Metropolitan (RCIM) is the oldest Rotary Club in Pakistan’s capital city of Islamabad. Since its establishment in March 1987, it has remained committed to upholding and cherishing the ideals of Rotary International. RCIM has engaged in many social service projects over the years, fast becoming a leading community development platform in the city and its environs. The multifaceted interventions made by RCIM have included contributions to education, health, polio eradication, environment, disaster response and capacity building.
Initiatives Taken By RCIM
The following are just a few of the initiatives that RCIM has taken:
Education
In the field of education RCIM has supported basic education community schools in Islamabad
Capital Territory, which included teacher training.
Polio Eradication
For polio eradication, sustained campaign and engagement has been maintained, and rallies have been organized for advocacy and raising awareness. These efforts have been recognized by Rotary International.
Capacity Building & Skill Management
For capacity-building and skill development, RCIM is on the road to providing vocational training to youth in the Gilgit-Baltistan area in collaboration with a leading local NGO.
Youth Engagement & Road Safety
For the combined goal of youth engagement and road safety, RCIM has collaborated with Islamabad Traffic Police and local universities for awareness and advocacy of better traffic conditions in the capital city.
For the environment, under the banner of making Pakistan clean and green, several activities have been organized such as placement of recycling bins in tourist-rich Murree, and tree plantations in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Health & Medical Assistance
In health and medical assistance, medical camps have been organized for early hearing assessment and treatment. Moreover, RCIM has been in touch with Rotary Club of Calgary Chinook within the purview of Global Grant Project. Furthermore, RCIM and Shifa Foundation Islamabad have signed an MOU whereby both organizations would collaborate in carrying out various initiatives and ensuring supply of medicines to those in urgent need.
Disaster Response
With respect to disaster response, RCIM was at the forefront in relief efforts during Pakistan’s devastating floods in the summer of 2022. Clothing, beddings and medicines were delivered to flood affectees. On a more long lasting scale and in order to alleviate the post-flood problem of unclean water, RCIM raised funds both locally and from Rotary Clubs around the world to ensure the availability of LIFESAVER Water Purification filtration systems to flood-hit communities in Pakistan.
likeminded Rotary Clubs and other organizations around the globe.
Board Of Directors (2022-2023)
Rtn. Imran Ghaznavi
President
Rtn. Dr Azra Yasmin
Secretary / President Nominee
Rtn. Tazeem Chaudhri
Senior Vice President
Rtn. Majid Qureshi
Vice President
Rtn. Mian Shaukat Masud
Executive Secretary
Rtn. Mian Shaukat Masud
Treasurer
Rtn. Kulsum Abbasi
Assistant Secretary
Rtn. Adm. Shahid Saeed
Grants Chair
Rtn. Fauzia Nasreen
Foundation Chair
Rtn. Imran Ghaznavi
Public Image
Rtn. Majid Qureshi
Membership Chair
Rtn. Muhammad Arif
Services Project Chair
Rtn. Dr. Hanif Mughal
Polio Chair
Rtn. Adv. Tayyba Abbasi
Youth Chair
Rtn. Farkhanda J.S. Andrabi
Immediate Past President
Rtn. Omar Rafiq
Advisor to the President
Rtn. Abdul Qadir Sultan
Finance Committee Chair
Rtn. Shamim Zaidi
Chair Event / Fundraiser Committee
Rtn. Muhammad Ali Rana
Chair Multimedia Committee