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Members of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ and Rotary International pose together for a group photo during their hybrid joint meeting in November 2020.

In November 2020 in the Republic of Mauritius, Ace Speakers ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ teamed up with the Rotary ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ of Phoenix as co-hosts to historian Dr. Sudhir Hazareesingh. This internationally acclaimed professor at the prestigious Oxford University of the United Kingdom presented his new book Black Spartacus at this joint meeting. With more than 60 people attending in-person and others online, this hybrid session made history as the first joint meeting in the country inspired by the Rotary/³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ alliance.

“Opening up to new horizons is what the Rotary/³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ alliance enables,” says ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ President Madhav Meetarbhan. He explains that even though Mauritius is a small island, ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ has touched many people who have joined to become better communicators and leaders.

This initiative was aligned with a common desire of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ leaders of the island to expand knowledge of ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ in the country and thus facilitate the transition to joining District 74 in the coming months.

Chartered in March 2018, Ace Speakers ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ has been awarded the Distinguished ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ status three times already (Distinguished 2018-2019, President Distinguished 2019-2020, President Distinguished 2020-2021). ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ has been present in the country since 2000 and celebrated its 20 years with 12 active ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõs.