For years, Rotary’s commitment to Service Above Self has been channeled through the Avenues of Service, which form the foundation of club activity.

Club Service: 

Focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club. Learn about effective club service in,

   Membership: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/learning-reference/learn-topic/membership 

   Training: https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/learning-reference/learn-role/trainers

Vocational Services:

Encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards. Observed each October, Vocational Service Month spotlights Rotary club projects related to this avenue, offering opportunity for clubs and districts to use their professional skills in service projects.


Community Services:

Covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.

International Services

Encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace. Rotarians can support International Service by sponsoring a project in another country, seeking international project partners to support projects in their own communities, or by personally volunteering at an international project site. 

New Generational Services:

Recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities as RYLA, Rotaract and Interact, service projects, and creating international understanding with Rotary Youth Exchange.

 

Areas of Focus:

 

 
Rotary’s 7 Areas of Focus
 
  • Disease Prevention and Treatment
    • We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases. Rotary members have hundreds of health projects underway around the world at any given time.
 
  • Peace and Conflict Resolution.
    • By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
 
  • Clean Water and Sanitation.
    • When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families.
 
  • Maternal and Child Health.
    • Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
 
  • Basic Education and Literacy.
    • Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.

 

 

  • Supporting the Environment.

    • We are committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment.

      Rotarians plant trees, do neighborhood cleanups, refurbish parks and playgrounds, and keep highways free from litter.