In July 2022 every Rotarian was sent an e-mail by Rotary International (RI) which said, inter alia:

‘ … For the past three years a group of Rotarians and Rotaractors have been working on a pilot project to consider how we can enhance Rotary and Rotaract and ensure we remain relevant for the future while also addressing some of the challenges we have been facing for a while.

Zone 8 … (is) now one of two regional pilots in the Rotary world looking to explore, develop and test new ways of operating.