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Our Motto:Our Motto:““Doing Good in the World”Doing Good in the World”

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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

and Educationand Education

Mediation and Conflict Mediation and Conflict ResolutionResolution

World Peace and UnderstandingWorld Peace and Understanding

PolioPlusPolioPlus•More than 2 billion More than 2 billion children received children received oral polio vaccine oral polio vaccine since 1985since 1985

•Rotary will have Rotary will have committed over committed over US$700 million to US$700 million to eradicate polioeradicate polio

• Partnered with seven leading Partnered with seven leading universities around the world, universities around the world, establishing six Rotary Centersestablishing six Rotary Centers

• To advance knowledge and To advance knowledge and world understanding among world understanding among potential future leaderspotential future leaders

Rotary Peace & Rotary Peace & Conflict StudiesConflict Studies

● ● Est. 2006 at Chulalonghorn Est. 2006 at Chulalonghorn University- 3 month programUniversity- 3 month program

Rotary CentersRotary Centers forfor

International StudiesInternational Studies

• 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 A team consists of four non-Rotarian young non-Rotarian young professionals and one professionals and one Rotarian who leads the Rotarian who leads the group group

• All Rotarians are eligible to All Rotarians are eligible to apply as team leaders apply as team leaders

Group StudyGroup StudyExchangeExchange

•Established in 1947 to Established in 1947 to further international further international understanding understanding

•Among the world's largest Among the world's largest privately funded privately funded international scholarship international scholarship programsprograms

•38,000 scholars from 110 38,000 scholars from 110 countries have served as countries have served as ambassadors of goodwillambassadors of goodwill

AmbassadorialAmbassadorialScholarshipsScholarships

• 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 Funded through a portion of District Designated of District Designated Funds (DDF) to support Funds (DDF) to support projects projects locally or locally or internationallyinternationally

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GrantsGrantsSimplifiedSimplified

•Awarded to faculty Awarded to faculty members to teach in a members to teach in a developing country for developing country for three to ten months.three to ten months.

•Over 460 teachers have Over 460 teachers have shared this experience shared this experience since the start of the since the start of the program.program.

Grants forGrants forUniversity University TeachersTeachers

• Volunteer Service Grants Volunteer Service Grants subsidize travel for subsidize travel for international humanitarian international humanitarian service in Rotary countries service in Rotary countries for 5 to 60 days.for 5 to 60 days.

• Funding may be used to Funding may be used to plan specific humanitarian plan specific humanitarian projects for future projects for future implementation or to implementation or to provide direct service to a provide direct service to a specific project in a specific project in a benefiting community.benefiting community.

VolunteerVolunteerService Service GrantsGrants

•Matches contributions Matches contributions raised by Rotary clubs raised by Rotary clubs and districts for and districts for international service international service projects involving Rotary projects involving Rotary clubs in two or more clubs in two or more countriescountries

•Over US$291 million Over US$291 million spent on nearly 27,000 spent on nearly 27,000 grants in 171 countries grants in 171 countries since 1965since 1965

GrantsGrantsMatchingMatching

3-H 3-H GrantsGrants•Funds 2-4 yr. long-Funds 2-4 yr. long-

term, self-help term, self-help grassroots grassroots development projects development projects too large for one club too large for one club or district to or district to implement on their implement on their ownown

•Since 1978, over US Since 1978, over US $74 million has funded $74 million has funded over 300 projects in 77 over 300 projects in 77 countriescountries

• After the deadly tsunami in After the deadly tsunami in South Asia in 2004, TRF South Asia in 2004, TRF established this fund to established this fund to assist Rotarians in assist Rotarians in supporting long-term supporting long-term recovery efforts.recovery efforts.

Solidarity in South Solidarity in South AsiaAsia

Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery• Created in 2005-06, thisCreated in 2005-06, this program allows Rotarians program allows Rotarians to to contribute funds to contribute funds to specificspecific disasters.disasters.

• Every club will set its APF & Every club will set its APF & Permanent Fund goalsPermanent Fund goals

• Suggested Annual Programs Suggested Annual Programs Fund goals:Fund goals:– 100 % Member Participation 100 % Member Participation

– US$100 per capitaUS$100 per capita

– 10-15 % Increase10-15 % Increase

“What an impact this wonderful organization has had on my life! I can hold my head high and say...

I helped to …– eliminate Polio; – educate thousands of

students;– build numerous houses,

schools, medical clinics; – I am helping promote peace

and global understanding.

I am doing all of this because I am a Rotarian! “

- Mary Q. GarrisonWilber Rotary Club

District 5650

Your support is critical Your support is critical for a for a

peaceful and prosperous peaceful and prosperous world during Rotary’s world during Rotary’s

Second Century of Second Century of ServiceService

Thank Thank You!You!