Rotary Information

Posted by Michael Knight 
on Jun 01, 2015
 
 
 
Has Rotary Information been renamed "Rotary News"
 
James Hamilton, on Matching Grants. 
 
 
District & Global Matching Grants
 
Rotary’s areas of Focus
The Rotary Foundation has identified six areas of focus for the new grant structure. These areas reflect critical humanitarian issues and needs that Rotarians can address worldwide. They align Rotary with other international development efforts and will strategically advance the Foundation mission.
Six Focus areas are:
  1. Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
  2. Disease prevention and treatment
  3. Water and sanitation
  4. Maternal and child health
  5. Basic education and literacy
  6. Economic and community development
WHAT ARE GLOBAL GRANTS?
Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in one or more of the six areas of focus.
Global grants must:
  • Be an international partnership between a Rotary club or district in the country where the activity takes place and a Rotary club or district outside of that country
  • Be sustainable and include plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent
  • Include measurable goals that are demonstrated through progress reports
  • Align with one of our six areas of focus
  • Respond to real community needs
  • Include active participation from both Rotarians and community members
  • Have a minimum budget of US$30,000
  • Meet the eligibility requirements in the grants terms and conditions
WHAT ARE DISTRICT GRANTS?
District grants fund smaller, short-term activities that address needs in both your local community and communities worldwide. Each district gets to choose which activities it will fund with these grants.
You can use district grants to fund a variety of activities, including:
  • Humanitarian projects, including service travel and disaster recovery efforts
  • Scholarships for any level, length of time, location, or area of study
  • Vocational training of any team size or time span
Matching Grants applications close on the 1st April each year
Club’s Matching Grant Applications
  1. Noosavon Kouykai School kitchen school located in northern Thailand
  • The project satisfied 3 of the focus areas i.e. Disease prevention and treatment, Basic education and literacy, and Economic and community development.
  • Our club pledged $2,500 towards the project
  • District was asked to match the amount
  • Total funding approved for the project is $5,000
 
  1. Wollundry Rotary/TAFE Riverina educational scholarship
    • The project satisfies 2 of the focus areas i.e. Basic education and literacy and Economic and community development
    • Our club pledged $2,000 towards the project
    • TAFE pledged $1,000 towards the project
    • District was asked to match the amount of $2,000
    • This application has not been successful at District level. 
 
James Hamilton
Chairman of Matching Grants committee
2nd June 2015