ROTARY ROTARY INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
Apr 01, 2015
ROTARY ROTARY INTERNATIONALINTERNATIONAL
THE ROTARY THE ROTARY FOUNDATION FOUNDATION
AND ITS AND ITS PROGRAMSPROGRAMS
Rotary Rotary PolioPlus PolioPlus ProgramProgram
is the most is the most important important
and and effective effective
one one worldwideworldwide
Rotary PolioPlus Rotary PolioPlus Program started in Program started in
1987 1987 to to eradicate eradicate
poliopolio worldwide worldwide
Rotarians invested Rotarians invested alreadyalready
US$ 650,000.000US$ 650,000.000 to this to this
program program
Rotarians apply polio oral vaccine Rotarians apply polio oral vaccine anywhereanywhere
Formerly 300,000 new polio Formerly 300,000 new polio cases a year – cases a year – now only some now only some
hundredshundreds
ROTARIANS OFFER IMMEDIATE ROTARIANS OFFER IMMEDIATE HELP DURING NATURAL HELP DURING NATURAL
DISASTERSDISASTERS
Shelter Shelter boxes are boxes are helping helping immediately immediately where where actually actually neededneeded
Group Study Exchange Group Study Exchange between Rotary between Rotary
DistrictsDistricts
Successful RYLA seminarsSuccessful RYLA seminars
Direct engagement of the Direct engagement of the youth:youth:
INTERACT & ROTARACT INTERACT & ROTARACT CLUBS CLUBS
14 – 18 years14 – 18 years
18 – 30 years18 – 30 years
The youth is our futureThe youth is our future
Manifold International Manifold International FellowshipsFellowships
Mutual agreement on cooperation Mutual agreement on cooperation between D.2240 and between D.2240 and Czech ScoutsCzech Scouts
signed in May, 2006signed in May, 2006
IFSRIFSR
Two years´ Two years´ scholarships on scholarships on
Rotary Centers Rotary Centers for International for International
StudiesStudiesin peace and conflict in peace and conflict resolutionresolution
• International Christian University, International Christian University, Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanJapan • University of Queensland, Brisbane, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Queensland, Australia Australia • University of Bradford, Bradford, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England England • Sciences Po, ParisSciences Po, Paris, France, France • Duke University and University of Duke University and University of North Carolina North Carolina at Chapel Hill, at Chapel Hill, North North Carolina, USACarolina, USA • University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Berkeley, California, USA California, USA • Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Aires, Argentina Argentina
World Understanding World Understanding and Peace and Peace Keeping Scholarships Keeping Scholarships
Ambassadorial Scholarships Ambassadorial Scholarships abroadabroad
STRUCUTRE OF RISTRUCUTRE OF RI•RI HeadquartersRI Headquarters in Evanston - in Evanston -
Chicago, IL, USA with its Chicago, IL, USA with its World PresidentWorld President on the top on the top
•529 Rotary Districts529 Rotary Districts guided by guided by their their District District GovernorsGovernors in in 169 countries169 countries
•32.000 Rotary Clubs32.000 Rotary Clubs headed headed by by Club PresidentsClub Presidents
•1,200.000 Rotarians of both 1,200.000 Rotarians of both gendersgenders
RI International AssemblyRI International Assembly
Training for all 529 District Training for all 529 District Governors Governors
takes place every year in San takes place every year in San DiegoDiego
RI Council on Legislation in RI Council on Legislation in ChicagoChicago
Rotary consists in:Rotary consists in:
• high ethical high ethical standardsstandards
• volunteer servicesvolunteer services• open friendshipopen friendship
• internationalityinternationality
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SERVES OUR WORLDSERVES OUR WORLD
Conceived and created by:Conceived and created by:
Dobroslav Z e m a n, PDG,Dobroslav Z e m a n, PDG,
member of the Rotary Club of Pilsen,member of the Rotary Club of Pilsen,
Czech Republic, District 2240 Czech Republic, District 2240