rotary international. the rotary foundation and its programs

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