What is Rotary international?
Rotary International is a global network of 1.2 million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change - across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Solving real world problems takes real commitment and vision.
We believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
Promote peace
Fight disease
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Save mothers and children
Support education
Grow local economies
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Rotary International endeavours to advance international understanding and goodwill through sponsorship of cultural, educational and vocational exchanges. Through the Rotary Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world, we provide a range of opportunities including:
Research scholarships
Vocational study exchanges
International service volunteers
Access to peace forums
Very large health projects (Polioplus)
Regional medical assistance (Interplast), and Humanitarian programmes
“A belief in the power of service lies at the heart of Rotary ”
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for over 30 years, and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is in sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.
“Whenever I go doing my work in Africa, The Rotarians have been there before me. It Is very humbling thing to discover just exactly what “Service Above Self” adds up to when you see it in practice in the field”