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Throughout the world the battle to eradicate polio continues.

Rotary International

Through its PolioPlus program, established in 1985, more than one million Rotary club members have volunteered their time and personal resources to protect more than two billion children in 122 countries from polio. To date, the organization has contributed more than US$700 million -- a figure that will rise to more than $850 million by the time the world is certified free from polio. Rotary club members, known as Rotarians, also provide valuable support in the field during National Immunization Days and work diligently to secure essential political and financial support from both polio-free and polio affected governments.

Contribute to eradication of polio

The biggest obstacles to eradicating polio are the underfunding of the global initiative and insufficient political commitment from the remaining polio-affected countries. Rotary International believes the primary source for additional funds can and should be governments of polio-free industrialized countries. YOUR CONTRIBUTION THROUGH ROTARY will help ensure that we keep doing our part to get the job done.

Contribute to Rotary's $200 Million Challenge

Your contribution will help raise $200 Million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families. Every dollar given to PolioPlus will be counted towards the several million dollar match.

Did you know that more than 10 million children will be paralyzed in the next 40 years if the world fails to eradicate polio?