OUR CAUSES​

Our Seven Areas of Focus

Peacebuilding - a Rotary International area of focus
Maternal and Child Health - a Rotary International area of focus
Basic Education & Literacy - a Rotary International area of focus
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene - a Rotary International area of focus
Environment - a Rotary International area of focus
Disease Prevention and Treatment - a Rotary International area of focus
Community Economic Development - a Rotary International area of focus
Health workers and volunteers participate in a door-to-door polio immunization campaign in Kaduna, Nigeria. 13 April 2019. Rotary International is working closely with the government of Nigeria and its GPEI partners to intensify polio-eradication efforts there by addressing cultural barriers, fostering community education, and increasing surveillance in a mobile population.
Ending polio forever

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for over 35 years, and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is in sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.

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Disaster Response

Rotary members and The Rotary Foundation play a unique role in disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts. Working closely with our partner ShelterBox and other organizations that specialize in disaster relief, Rotary members lead projects to support every phase of a community’s recovery.

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Syria earthquake
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