Creating Opportunity by Investing in Communities About RAGCED Become a Member Events Subscribe Share your story Global Grant Projects President Margaret 2022 Message Never underestimate the power you have to make a difference in the lives of others.  RAGCED supports sustainable community development projects throughout the world; if you need assistance, reach out to us.   In our Newsletter this month are interesting and informative articles featuring sustainable community development projects lead by Rotarians who saw a need, and took action, working together to uplift communities and... Read More Empowering Women Video What works for Women? In this short video clip the focus is on supporting women. If you have a friend or contact that needs a nudge toward joining the official support network for Community Economic Development, please consider sending this address from our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW51tzfVZ5E Read More Yumbe Uganda Microcredit with TCP Global Attending a Zoom meeting of the Yumbe, Uganda provisional Rotary Club, my eyes welling up with emotion, I reached out in chat to another Zoomer who had just wiped her cheek. She admitted she too was tearing up. The club is not yet officially recognized by Rotary International, the women are well below the poverty line but they are already doing service projects. Read More Open to Grow - More than Microcredit Thanks so much for supporting Open to Grow - for 11 years! We appreciate each and every one of you. Together, we have made over 5,400 loans to poor women micro-entrepreneurs with a total value of $2.4 million. Together, we have improved the lives of over 27,000 women and their family members. Your loans or donations to Open to Grow have a powerful ongoing impact on the lives of many very poor peo... Read More