World service is one of the four major avenues of service for Rotarians. Rotary facilitates hundreds of millions of dollars a year of cash and volunteer services internationally. Our mission is to enhance education, promote self-help and train people around the world. Some examples:
SafeWater Plus: Districts 5950 and 5960 are partnering with World Vision and Haiti Outreach for a $2 million safe water project in the Central Plateau Region of Haiti. We’re in the process of drilling and repairing 141 wells, building 1,200 latrines and providing health and sanitation education.
Ambassadorial Scholarships. Rotary offers the world’s largest privately funded international scholarships program.
World Community Service. District 5950’s World Community Service Committee coordinates designated matching grant funds from Rotary International.
Youth Exchange. Youth Exchange provides opportunities for young people to meet people from other cultures and to live in their countries and homes – enriching the lives of both families and countries.
Rotary Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.
Group Study Exchange. GSE is a vital part of how Rotary builds international community.
For more information about Rotary’s world service initiatives, visit www.rotary.org.
