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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s own charity and it • Evaluation criteria for Club and District
has celebrated its centennial 2016-17. Former Rotary -developed global grants.
International President Arch Klumph’s idea for an • A system for measuring outcome for all global
endowment fund dedicated to ‘Doing Good in The grants
World‘ planted the seed for the Rotary Foundation
in 1917. Rotary’s Areas of Focus

That one idea and initial contribution of $26.50 1. Peace building and conflict prevention/resolution
set in motion a powerful force for good that has 2. Disease prevention and treatment
transformed millions of lives around the globe
over the decades. Over the last 100 years, the 3. Water and sanitation
Foundation has spent over $3 billion on humanitarian 4. Maternal and child health
programmes across the world. 5. Basic education and literacy.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable 6. Economic and community development
Rotary members to advance world understanding, 7. Supporting Environment
goodwill and peace through the improvement
of health, the support of education, and the Peace building and conflict prevention/
alleviation of poverty. The Foundation is a not-for- resolution
profit 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,
that bring sustainable improvement to communities The Foundation enables Rotarians to promote the
in need. practice of peace and conflict prevention/resolution
by:
A Formula to Change th World
1. Training leaders, including potential youth
The Rotary Foundation has identified Seven Areas leaders, to prevent and mediate conflict.
of Focus for the grants. These areas reflect critical 2. Supporting peace-building in communities and
humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians are regions affected by conflict.
addressing worldwide. They will align Rotary with 3. Supporting studies for career-minded
other international development efforts and will professionals related to peace and conflict
strategically further the ‘Foundations mission‘ prevention/resolution
Each of the six areas of focus begins with a statement Disease prevention and treatment
of purpose, followed by a list of specific goals. The
Rotary Foundation will use the goals to establish :
• Projects and activities for packaged global
grants
• Possible strategic partners for packaged global The Foundation enables Rotarians to prevent
grants
disease and promote health by:
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