ThE ROTARY FOUNDATION

The RotaryFoundation is Rotary’s own charityand it hascelebrateditscentennial2016-17 FormerRotary International President Arch Klumph’s idea for an endowment fund dedicated to ‘Doing Good in The World‘ planted the seed for the Rotary Foundation in 1917

That one idea and initial contribution of $26.50 set in motion a powerful force for good that has transformed millions of lives around the globe over the decades. Over the last 100 years, the Foundationhasspentover$3billiononhumanitarian programmes across the world

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty The Foundation is a not-forprofit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotary members and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of creating a better world This support is essential to make possible projects, funded with Foundation grants, thatbring sustainable improvementto communities in need

A Formula to Change th World

The Rotary Foundation has identifiedSeven Areas of Focusfor the grants These areas reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians are addressing worldwide. They will align Rotary with other international development efforts and will strategicallyfurtherthe ‘Foundations mission‘

Eachofthesixareasoffocusbeginswithastatement of purpose, followed by a list of specific goals The RotaryFoundationwill use the goals to establish :

• Projects and activities for packaged global grants

• Possible strategic partners for packaged global grants

• Evaluation criteria for Club and District -developed global grants

• A system for measuring outcome for all global grants

Rotary’s Areas of Focus

1 Peacebuildingandconflictprevention/resolution

2. Disease prevention and treatment

3.Waterand sanitation

4. Maternal and child health

5. Basic education and literacy.

6. Economic and communitydevelopment

7. Supporting Environment

Peace building and conflict prevention/ resolution

The Foundation enables Rotarians to promote the practice of peace and conflict prevention/resolution by:

1 Training leaders, including potential youth leaders, to prevent and mediate conflict.

2 Supporting peace-building in communities and regions affected byconflict.

3. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to peace and conflict prevention/resolution

Disease prevention and treatment

The Foundation enables Rotarians to prevent disease and promote health by:

1 Improving the capacity of local health care professionals

2 Promoting disease prevention programs, with the goal of limiting the spread of communicable diseases and reducing the incidences of and complications from non-communicable diseases

3 Enhancing the health infrastructure of local communities.

4 Educating and mobilizing communities to help preventthe spread of majordisease

5 Preventing physical disability resulting from disease orinjury

6. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to disease prevention and treatment

Waterand sanitation

The Foundation enables Rotarians to ensure that people have sustainable access to safe water and sanitation by:

1 Providing equitable community access to safe water, improved sanitation and hygiene

2 Strengthening the ability of communities to develop, fund and maintain sustainable water and sanitation systems

3 Supporting programs that enhance communities and awareness of the benefits of safe water, sanitation and hygiene

4. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related towaterand sanitation

Maternal and child health

The Foundation enables Rotarians to improve the health of mothers and theirchildren by:

1. Reducing the mortality and morbidity rate for children underthe age of five

2. Reducing the maternal mortality and morbidity rate

3. Improving access to essential medical services, trained community health leaders, and health care providers formothers and theirchildren

4. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to maternal and child health

Basic education and literacy

The Foundation enables Rotarians to ensure that all people have sustainable access to basic education and literacyby:

1 Involving the community to support programs that strengthen the capacity of communities to provide basic education and literacyto all.

2. Increasing adult literacyin communities

3.Working to reduce genderdisparityin education

4 Supporting studies for career-minded professionalsrelatedtobasiceducationandliteracy

Economic and communitydevelopment

TheFoundationenablesRotarianstoinvestinpeople by creating sustainable, measurable and long-term economic improvements in their communities and livelihoods by:

1 Buildingthecapacityofentrepreneurs,community leaders, local organizations, and community networks to support economic development in impoverished communities

2. Developing opportunities forproductivework

3. Reducing povertyin underserved communities

4 Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to economic and community development