Is there an English-language Rotary club on Ibiza?

Yes - and the reason it exists in English matters! A great many of the people who live and work on Ibiza / Eivissa speak little Spanish or Catalan, and for them a Spanish-language club would not be an easy fit. Meeting in English lowers that barrier: it lets residents and workers from across Europe and beyond take part in Rotary in a language they share. Because we are an eClub, members can also join from anywhere on the island, without a weekly journey to a single venue - no small thing across Ibiza's scattered towns and villages.

When was ReCII founded, and why?

We were chartered in 2024 and are a full member of Rotary International, belonging to District 2203, which covers part of Spain. We were created to serve Ibiza / Eivissa's international community in English, alongside the island's established Spanish-language club.

That community has grown steadily over the decades, and as it grew, so did the case for a Rotary club that met in English and around the schedules of internationally mobile people. We answered that need: an online-first club for an island whose population is no longer only Spanish-speaking, and whose working lives are often spent partly elsewhere.

What does ReCII do on Ibiza?

We carry out service projects on and beyond the island, in the same way as any Rotary club. Our work includes environmental activity such as beach cleans, alongside other community service on Ibiza / Eivissa.

We also run Ibiza Professionals, an event that brings local professionals together. Our projects are proposed and run by members, so what we take on reflects what our members care about. Because we are English-speaking and international in make-up, much of our work connects Ibiza's resident community with the wider world, in keeping with Rotary's local and international purpose.

Are there other Rotary clubs on the island?

Yes. Ibiza / Eivissa has two Rotary clubs, and they complement one another. Rotary Club Ibiza, founded in 1981, is the island's long-established Spanish-language club, meeting in the traditional way. We are the other: Rotary eClub Ibiza International (ReCII), chartered in 2024, the newer English-language eClub

The two are separate clubs, each with its own members, meetings, and projects, serving the same island in different languages. Between them they make Rotary available to both the Spanish-speaking and the international communities of Ibiza.

How does Rotary serve Ibiza's international community?

Through ReCII, the island's international residents have a way to give back to Ibiza / Eivissa and to take part in Rotary's worldwide service, in English and around demanding schedules.

If you have made Ibiza your home, or live and work here for part of the year, we offer a route into local service and a community of like-minded people, without the language barrier or the weekly in-person commitment that might otherwise stand in the way. To understand why the eClub model suits internationally mobile professionals, see Rotary for working professionals; when you are ready to take part, see how to join.