2. The mission of The Rotary
Foundation is to enable
Rotarians to advance world
understanding, peace,
and goodwill through the
improvement of health,
the support of education,
and the alleviation
of poverty.
The Rotary Foundation’s Mission
100 YEARS OF DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD
3. The first contribution to the Foundation was $26.50.
Since then the Foundation has spent 3 billion dollars.
First contribution - 1917
4. • 100 Peace Fellowships offered each
year
• $142 mil has been raised by Rotary
to support peace
• 1000+ students have graduated
from Rotary Peace Centers program
• 65 mil people are currently
displaced by armed conflict or
persecution
• Speak to Terry Blundell
Peace & Conflict Resolution
5. Peace & Conflict Resolution
Path Heang (2002-04) is the chief
of a UNICEF field office in
Cambodia and says, "I am in a
senior position because of the
analytical skills and tools I
learned as a Rotary Peace Fellow.
Now I can influence national
policy for the poor in Cambodia.”
7. • $24 is all it takes to provide 1 person
with safe water
• 23 mil people now have safe water
because of Rotary
• 21 mil people have access to sanitation
and hygiene thanks to Rotary
• 2030 is the year Rotary hopes to finish
providing everyone with safe water,
sanitation and hygiene
Clean Water and Sanitation
8. Clean Water and Sanitation
ROTARY’S TARGET CHALLENGE to
develop sustainable water,
sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and
education projects is being piloted
in five countries: Belize, Guatemala,
Honduras, India, and Kenya.
9. • An estimated 5.9 million children under the
age of five die each year because of
malnutrition, inadequate health care, and
poor sanitation
• Rotary provides education, immunizations,
birth kits, and mobile health clinics.
• Rotary members distribute clean birth kits
and train health workers in safe delivery of
babies.
• Women are taught how to breast-feed, and
how to protect themselves and their children
from disease.
Maternal and Child Health
10. Maternal and Child Health
Rotary programs improve women’s
access
to skilled health personnel: doctors,
nurses, midwives, or community health
care workers.
11. • More than 775 million people over the age
of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the
world’s adult population
• $100 mil in grants to get clean water in
Lebanese schools so students can be
healthier and get a better education.
• “When you teach somebody how to read,
they have that for a lifetime. It ripples
through the community, one by one.”
Basic Education and Literacy
12. Basic Education and Literacy
We share our knowledge and
experience
with educators and other
professionals
who work with vulnerable
populations.
13. • $65 mil in grants was given by Rotary to fight
disease
• 99.9% reduction in polio cases since our
program started in 1985
• 400 million people in the world can’t afford
or don’t have access to basic health care.
• The Rotary Foundation is changing the world
by providing grants for projects and activities
around the globe and in your own backyard.
Disease Prevention and Treatment
14. Disease Prevention and Treatment
We are dedicated to a malaria-free
world through treatment and
prevention
See Christine Williams about RAM
15. • Nearly 800 million people live on less
than $1.90 a day.
• 795 mil people (1 in 9) do not have
enough to eat
• 60% of the world’s hungry people are
women and girls
• $9.2 mil is the amount The Rotary
Foundation has spent to grow local
economies and reduce poverty last
year
Economic and Community Development
16. Economic and Community Development
Entrepreneurs use microloans to
become street vendors, rickshaw
drivers, tailors and weavers.
18. • 15 Billion Vaccines since 2000
• 2.5 Billion Children Vaccinated since
1985
• $1.5 Billion is still required to
eradicate Polio
• Funds are required until at least
2020
• For every Dollar from YOU the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation gives two
Eradication of Polio
19. Polio Giving YTD April 2017
DISTRICT YTD APR 16 YTD APR 17 INCREASE
US$ US$ %
9820 29,505 6,532 -77.90
Australia 601,211 565,923 -5.90
20. • 2013-14 - $49,234
• 2014-15 - $57,220
• 2015-16 - $61,764
• 2016-17 (YTD) - $10,606
• Please get your Centurion Towers in
• PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR CLUB AND
PERSONALL GIVING
Polio District Giving
21. The Impact of our Foundation
Since 1917 the Foundation has raised $3.8 billion and
spent $3.4 billion on humanitarian projects &
education programs.
Last year alone, $269 million was donated to the
Foundation
In 2014-2015, alone $266 million was spent on
grants, the polio program, peace centres.
Since 1985, 2.5 billion children have been
immunized against polio.
Since 2001, around 1000 Rotary Peace Fellows have
been trained
22. • 2016-17 - 42 Grants
• 2016-17 - Approx. $62,000
• DGs are $2,000 max (1 for 1 basis)
• DGs are for local projects and small
International projects (up to 20% of
DGs)
• 2017-18 - Approx. $48,000
• Applications for 2017-18 – Only 8
• WE NEED APPLICATIONS NOW!!
• Speak to Paul Harvey about DGs ASAP
District Grants
23. • Current uncommitted District
Designated Funds (DDF) - $30,000
• Additional DDF for 2017-18 - $35,000
• DDF set aside for Scholarships -
$30,000
• We have $95,000 for Global Grants,
Vocational Training Teams &
Scholarships
• Speak to me regarding your projects
Global Grants
24. Annual Fund Giving YTD April 2017
District YTD APR 16 YTD APR 17 INCREASE
US$ US$ %
9820 30,358 50,087 65
Australia 1,762,698 1,835,461 4.1
25. • 2013-14 - $175,959
• 2014-15 - $143,913
• 2015-16 - $124,313
• 2016-17 (YTD) - $82,583 (Inc. $19,000
from District)
• PLEASE LOOK AT YOUR CLUB AND
PERSONALL GIVING
Annual Fund District Giving
This is a milestone year for Rotary
It is quite probable that during this year the world will see the last cases of poliomyelitis. As of 30 June 2016 there have only been 17 cases of polio reported this year. For a couple of years now, we have been saying that we are “this close” to eradicating polio. We ARE really close. I hope that each one of you will be able to say that you and your Rotary club contributed to this historic milestone of eliminating the scourge polio from the world, only the second disease after smallpox to be removed.
A major reason for the eradication of polio is the funding obtained through our Foundation, the Rotary Foundation.
And as you all know by now, our Foundation is about to celebrate its centenary. This is a special year!
The following is a quick overview of what we are celebrating and why we are celebrating.
I’ve met many very good, committed Rotarians who don’t understand what the Foundation is all about. I find that to be very sad.
But equally, I know many Foundation enthusiasts, Rotarians who are great advocates for our Foundation and generous contributors to the Foundation. People who get it.
In my experience, for many people the great dawning of understanding of the Foundation occurs during a Rotarian’s year as a club president..
The Rotary Foundation is a primary source of funding for Rotary’s humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. It also leads Rotary’s ongoing effort to eradicate polio worldwide.
Some people refer to our Foundation as our “bank”. We deposit money in the Foundation and withdraw it when required.
Our Foundation is able to achieve its mission through the generous contributions and active participation of Rotarians and friends of Rotary.
Within a month of the 1917 Convention, the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, USA, made the first contribution, $26.50, to the endowment fund that Arch Klumph had suggested.
But it was a long road from one line in a convention speech, and a $26.50 donation to the multimillion dollar Foundation we have today.
Arch Klumpf, the Father of our Foundation, was determined to realize his dream but he faced the challenges of two world wars, the Great depression and, guess what, even resistance from some of his fellow Rotarians.
But the Foundation did evolve and now has $1billion in assets and over the years has spent $3 billion.
The second reason that now is a good time to reflect on the work of our Foundation is Rotary’s Number One Priority – the eradication of the scourge of poliomyelitis.It is quite probable that next year or the following year, the world will see the last cases of poliomyelitis.
In 1985 there were a 1000 new cases a day worldwide.
This year there have only been 26 cases of polio. This compares with 74 cases in 2015 and 356 in 2014.
For a couple of years now, we have been saying that we are “this close” to eradicating polio, but in reality, we are now “this close”.
As committed Rotarians, each one of us should feel proud of our Foundation.
I hope that you and your club will think creatively and look at ways you can join in the centenary celebrations.
I’ll finish with this photograph of some young girls outside a school in a village in Cambodia funded by the Foundation. Their gratitude is obvious.
Thank you.