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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AND ITS PROGRAMS. Rotary PolioPlus Program is the most important and effective one worldwide.
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Rotary PolioPlus Programis the most important and effective one worldwide
Rotary PolioPlus Program started in 1987 to eradicate polio worldwide Rotarians invested alreadyUS$ 650,000.000 to this program
Formerly 300,000 new polio cases a year – now only some hundreds
ROTARIANS OFFER IMMEDIATE HELP DURING NATURAL DISASTERS Shelter boxes are helping immediately where actually needed
Group Study Exchange between Rotary Districts
14 – 18 years 18 – 30 years Direct engagement of the youth:INTERACT & ROTARACT CLUBS
Mutual agreement on cooperation between D.2240 and Czech Scouts signed in May, 2006 IFSR
Two years´ scholarships on Rotary Centers for International Studiesin peace and conflict resolution
International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Sciences Po, Paris, France Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA University of California-Berkeley, California, USA Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
World Understanding and Peace Keeping Scholarships
STRUCUTRE OF RI • RI Headquarters in Evanston -Chicago, IL, USA with its World President on the top • 529 Rotary Districts guided by their District Governors in 169 countries • 32.000 Rotary Clubs headed by Club Presidents • 1,200.000 Rotarians of both genders
RI International AssemblyTraining for all 529 District Governors takes place every year in San Diego
Rotary consists in: • high ethical standards • volunteer services • open friendship • internationality
Conceived and created by: Dobroslav Z e m a n, PDG, member of the Rotary Club of Pilsen, Czech Republic, District 2240