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The The RotaryRotary
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Working towards…Working towards…The Elimination of PovertyThe Elimination of Poverty
Environmental ConservationEnvironmental Conservation
Food Security, Health Care & Food Security, Health Care & EducationEducation
Mediation and Conflict Mediation and Conflict ResolutionResolution
World Peace and UnderstandingWorld Peace and Understanding
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Kristopher J. NewbauerTraining Specialist
•More than 2 billion More than 2 billion children received oral children received oral polio vaccine since 1985polio vaccine since 1985
•Rotary will have Rotary will have committed nearly US$600 committed nearly US$600 million to eradicate poliomillion to eradicate polio
PolioPlusPolioPlus
•Partnered with eight leading Partnered with eight leading universities around the universities around the world, establishing seven world, establishing seven Rotary CentersRotary Centers
•To advance knowledge and To advance knowledge and world understanding among world understanding among potential future leaderspotential future leaders
Rotary Centers Rotary Centers forforInternational International
StudiesStudies
•Provides travel grants for Provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits teams to exchange visits between paired areas in between paired areas in different countriesdifferent countries
•A team consists of four non-A team consists of four non-Rotarian young professionals Rotarian young professionals and one Rotarian who leads and one Rotarian who leads the group the group
•All Rotarians are eligible to All Rotarians are eligible to apply as team leadersapply as team leaders
Group Group StudyStudyExchangeExchange
•Established in 1947 to Established in 1947 to further international further international understanding understanding
•The world's largest privately The world's largest privately funded international funded international scholarships programscholarships program
•37,000 scholars from 110 37,000 scholars from 110 countries have served as countries have served as ambassadors of goodwillambassadors of goodwill
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•A District Simplified Grant A District Simplified Grant (DSG) is a tool Rotary (DSG) is a tool Rotary districts utilize to support districts utilize to support short-term, humanitarian short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the projects that benefit the communitycommunity
•Funded through a portion of Funded through a portion of District Designated Funds District Designated Funds (DDF) to support projects (DDF) to support projects locally or internationallylocally or internationally
District District SimplifiedSimplifiedGrantsGrants
•Matches contributions Matches contributions raised by Rotary clubs and raised by Rotary clubs and districts for international districts for international service projects involving service projects involving Rotary clubs in two or more Rotary clubs in two or more countriescountries
•Over US$198 million spent Over US$198 million spent on nearly 20,000 grants in on nearly 20,000 grants in 166 countries since 1965166 countries since 1965
GrantsGrantsMatchingMatching
•Funds long-term, self-help Funds long-term, self-help grassroots development grassroots development projects too large for one projects too large for one club or district to club or district to implement on their ownimplement on their own
•Since 1979, over US $74 Since 1979, over US $74 million to nearly 300 million to nearly 300 projects in the developing projects in the developing worldworld
3-H 3-H GrantsGrants
•Every club will set its APF & Every club will set its APF & Permanent Fund goalsPermanent Fund goals
•Minimum 2005-06Minimum 2005-06Annual Programs Fund goal: Annual Programs Fund goal:
US$100 per capitaUS$100 per capita
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““Back when Rotary became Back when Rotary became involved with polio, most people involved with polio, most people thought volunteer organizations thought volunteer organizations
were about tackling projects down were about tackling projects down the street or across town – not the street or across town – not
across the world. Rotary changed across the world. Rotary changed all that, and in the process, you all that, and in the process, you
reminded us that there is no human reminded us that there is no human problem so daunting that it can’t be problem so daunting that it can’t be
overcome by people.”overcome by people.”- Bill Gates, Sr.
Your support is critical for a Your support is critical for a peaceful and prosperous world peaceful and prosperous world
during during Rotary’s Second Century of Rotary’s Second Century of
ServiceServiceThank Thank You!You!
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