$1 million more toward eradicating polio
Posted by Heather Voorhees
on Oct 15, 2013
The worldwide effort to eradicate polio--in which Rotary is a huge partner--just got another financial boost.
Indian philanthropist and businesswoman Rajashree Birla recently announced a gift of $1 million to Rotary to help eradicate polio. The gift brings her total contributions to the Rotary effort to more than $7.2 million. What’s more, her $1 million gift will be matched two-for-one by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, resulting in $3 million in new funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
- Learn about the progress being made by Rotary and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
- Follow stories about polio eradication on Rotary’s blog.