Rotary's Six Areas of Focus

 
 
 
Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation recognize that focusing service in these areas of focus can
  • Provide direction to Rotarians interested in developing service projects
  • Improve Rotarians’ capacity to address needs
  • Show the world that Rotary is a global leader in humanitarian service
The needs spanning Rotary’s six areas of focus are vast, ranging from lack of access to clean water to the need for immunizations that prevent deadly diseases.
 
Peace and conflict resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development
 
Download the Rotary's Six Areas of Focus Guide https://www.rotary.org/en/.../rotarys-areas-focus
 
 
 
 
Preventing Conflict/Building Peace
300,000 child soldiers (boys and girls under age 18) are believed to be involved in conflicts around the world.
 
What you can do
Incorporate conflict resolution and mediation strategies in service projects involving local schools, orphanages, workplaces, and community centers.
Recruit candidates for a Rotary Peace Fellowship. Up to 100 peace fellowships are offered annually on a world-competitive basis for study at the Rotary Peace Centers.
Pursue projects that address the underlying causes of conflict: disease, illiteracy, hunger, and poverty.
Participate in fellowship and service activities with other Rotary clubs in other parts of the world to promote understanding and peace.
 
Responding to Conflict
6,000 civilians are maimed or killed by land mines each year. 42 million people are currently displaced by armed conflict or persecution. 90% of casualties in armed conflicts are civilians, and at least half are children.
 
What you can do
  • Offer support to marginalized groups within society that are at risk of violence or persecution.
  • Help children who have been orphaned, injured, or traumatized by conflict.
  • Provide relief to refugees or internally displaced people who have fled areas of conflict.
 
 
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