Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored international service organization for young men and women ages 18-30. Its goals are to develop leadership skills through service projects addressing critical community issues like health, literacy, and the environment. Notable projects include community cleanups, professional development seminars, and cultural exchange programs. Rotaract clubs are based in universities or communities worldwide, with over 8,000 clubs across 170 countries. Members gain opportunities for international understanding, networking, and scholarships through their involvement.

1. Rotaract
• What is Rotaract ?
• How did it originate ?
• What are the Goals of Rotaract ?
• What does Rotaractors do ?
• Why does Rotaract dominate over
other similar movements ?
• What do YOU get ?

2. What is Rotaract ?
• The Definition :
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored
service club for young men and
women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs
are either community or university
based, and they’re sponsored by a
local Rotary club. This makes them
true "partners in service" and key
members of the family of Rotary.

3. What is Rotaract ?
• Rotaract clubs are a part of a global
effort to bring peace and
international understanding to the
world through a framework of
friendship and service.
• It starts at the community level but
knows no limits in it’s outreach.

4. The Origin
• Rotaract started in 1968, though it
had a history of un-official existence
since 1960s.
• Rotary clubs started to sponsor
University youth groups as
community service projects in 1960s.
• Rotaract, was declared as an official
program of Rotary in 1968, through a
framework of friendship and service.

5. The Origin
• With the Blessings of RI President
Luther H. Hodges, Rotaract clubs
were initiated.
• The first Rotaract Club was Rotaract
Club of North Charlotte, North
Carolina, USA; chartered on the 13th
of March 1968.

6. The Origin

7. The Origin
• The Rotaract Movement has a
dynamic history and a fast growth
with 8232 clubs in 170 countries with
189,336 Rotaractors.
• It is reckoned as one of the fastest
growing movements having a rate of
2.24%.

8. The Origin
• The origin of the Rotaract in Sri Lanka
starts with the Rotaract Club of
Colombo which was inaugurated in
1969.
• As of 2010 July, there are 43 Rotaract
Clubs in Sri Lanka with a membership
base of 1400+ covering all over the
country.

9. The Goals
• To develop professional and
leadership skills.

10. The Goals

11. The Goals
• To emphasize respect for the rights of
others, based on recognition of the
worth of each individual.

12. The Goals
• To recognize the dignity and value of
all useful occupations as
opportunities to serve.

13. The Goals
• To recognize, practice, and promote
ethical standards as leadership
qualities and vocational
responsibilities.

14. The Goals

15. The Goals
• To develop knowledge and
understanding of the
needs, problems, and opportunities
in the community and worldwide.

16. The Goals
• To provide opportunities for personal
and group activities to serve the
community and promote
international understanding and
goodwill toward all people.

17. What Does Rotaractors DO ?
• Rotaract clubs organize a variety of
projects and activities, depending
primarily on the interests of the club
members.
• The basis of all projects would be the
four main avenues of service.

18. Community Service
• ‘Service Above Self’ is Rotary’s
foremost guiding principle.
• Having the intention of serving the
community within their reach, these
projects often address today’s most
critical issues, such as violence, drug
abuse, AIDS, hunger, the
environment, and illiteracy.

19. Community Service
• Handz; by Rotaract Club of University
of Moratuwa.
• It aims to harvest the knowledge and
skills within us and serve people
inimitably for future developments.

20. Handz

21. Handz

22. Dengue Eradication

23. Dengue Eradication

24. Tree Planting

25. Community Service Weekend

26. Color My World

27. Professional Development
• The aim of this avenue is to expand
the members’ understanding of the
work environment and business
opportunities within their
community.

28. Professional Development
• Professional and vocational forums
• Business technology updates
• Management and marketing
seminars
• Conferences on business and
professional Ethics
• Presentations on finance and credit
options for business start-up

29. Professional Development
• IDEAS2010 can be introduced as a
platform where the undergraduates
meet the industry, with an attempt to
promote practical engineering among
the students.

30. IDEAS 2010

31. Next Step: Inspiration Knocks

32. Createract

33. OBT & Leadership

34. International Understanding
• The clubs try to broaden their
horizons on the perspectives they
have on International Matters; vitally
exploring inter-cultural diversities.

35. International Understanding

36. International Understanding

37. International Understanding

38. Club Service
• We provide a platform for the
members of the club to enhance their
fellowship.
• Basically it’s about having FUN !

39. District Trip

40. Awurudu Ulela

41. Public Relations
• As an additional avenue, Rotaractors
concentrate on raising public
awareness about Rotaract as well as
what they do as a movement.

42. Gallardo

43. All For L.O.V.E - MJ

44. Conference 2009/2010

45. Conference 2009/2010

46. Assembly 2010/2011

47. Assembly 2010/2011

48. PETS & SETS
• President Elect Training Seminar &
Secretary Elect Training Seminar.

49. PETS & SETS

50. PETS & SETS

51. PETS & SETS

52. RYLA
• Rotaract Youth Leadership Awards is
a program that is meant to address
the professional and leadership skills
of the youth as a whole.

53. RYLA

54. RYLA

55. Rotaract: The Dominance
• Rotaract concentrates on ‘Service
Through Fellowship’
• That concept itself makes the
movement to dominate over other
such service organizations.

56. Rotaract: The Dominance
• It is one of the largest movements in
the world, spreading it’s arms in 170+
countries and a variety of
membership bases.

57. What Do YOU Get ?
• What you get out of Rotaract is
proportional to what you put in!
• It depends on what you want from
Rotaract.
• If you are prepared to accept some
responsibility you can reap a lot of
satisfaction!

58. What Do YOU Get ?
• Service opportunities

59. What Do YOU Get ?
• Networking

60. What Do YOU Get ?
• Awards and Scholarships

61. What Do YOU Get ?
• International Connections

62. More Info ?
• www.rotary.org
• www.rotaractsrilanka.org
• Contact us, and we’ll lead you to the
respective Rotaract Clubs!
• Join with us and Let us make sure
that
We All Didn’t Live in Vain !

63. THANK YOU !