Rotary is a Network of People .... Building community spirit, unlocking the potential of young or older people and transforming the places we call home ~ That's what we do. Rotary is one of the…
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We are People of Action .... Rotary unites problem solvers in Great Britain and Ireland and across the world, transforming our communities one project at a time. We have a unique position of being rooted…
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Open a world of opportunities .... Rotary brings together people from all walks of life. Getting involved with Rotary provides benefits not only to communities, but our members and families too...
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How Do I Get Involved? .... The journey starts with members ~ people, like you, who want to make the world a better place. Through meetings, activities, projects and events our members come together to…
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We Connect People. Rotary unites more than a million people throughout the world
Through Rotary clubs, people from all continents and cultures come together to exchange ideas, form professional connections and change lives making a difference in their backyards and globally.
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Rotary is our members, who share a passion for getting things done through friendship
Through club activity our members come together to strengthen friendships and try to make the world a better place.... Impact comes through our friendship to see a world where people unite to create lasting change.

We are community champions who stand up for our communities
Clubs often come together to collectively support our national initiatives such as Know Your Blood Pressure Day and Community Emergency Support, which provides assistance to communities following major emergencies or disasters
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Few people under 50 in the UK will know anything about the devistating effects of this disease.
Once a worldwide scourge, concentrated vaccination efforts have caused the total number of cases to drop from about 350,000 in 1988 to to just 37 last year, in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Read MoreMalala spoke out about the injustice of life under the Taliban particularly regarding the right to an education. In 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot…
Over the past four years, Rotary GBI has raised over £250,000 pounds towards beating prostate cancer. Around half of this money has come from the…
Martha Collison, winner of the East Berkshire Rotary Young Chef of the Year competition, is taking part in the current series of the BBC’s Great British…
Life dealt Sammi Kinghorn a devastating blow. But she fought back – and now she makes a winning habit. A winner of the Rotary Young…

Key donors pledged more than $1 billion to energize the global fight to eradicate polio from our world
Twenty-seven countries, organizations, companies, and individuals pledged $1.2 billion at the Rotary International Convention in June 2017. The United Kingdom pushed the total to $1.3 billion with a $130 million pledge in August.
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50 years ago, the first Rotaract club was formed to give young adults a place to connect and take action for good
Today young leaders are developing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18-30 to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service.
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Rotary International and World Bank celebrate International Women's Day in March
Celebrating positive changes women make around the world, International Women's Day, is on 8 March each year and hosted by the World Bank Group Staff Association, and sponsored by Rotary International.
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The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace is amongst Rotary’s primary goals
Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders who become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution.
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[su_spoiler title="Peace and conflict prevention/resolution" open="yes"]Through our partnerships with several leading universities, Rotary Peace Fellows develop the skills to strengthen peace efforts, train local leaders to prevent conflict, and support long term peace building in areas affected by conflict.[/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Disease prevention and treatment"]We aim to improve and expand access to lowcost and free healthcare in underdeveloped areas. Our members educate and mobilise communities to help prevent the spread of major diseases, such as polio, and sponsor training programmes for health workers. [/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Water and sanitation"]Water means life. Our projects give communities the ability to develop and maintain sustainable water systems and support studies related to sanitation and hygiene. We build wells, implement rainwater harvesting and improve sanitation facilities.[/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Basic education and literacy"]We believe education is a right. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy. As a member you can educate and uplift students from across the globe, reduce gender disparity in education and inspire the next generation[/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Maternal and child health"]We provide immunisations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained healthcare providers for mothers and their children. Our projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programmes.[/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Economic and community development"]We carry out service projects that enhance economic and community development and create opportunities for decent and productive work for young and old. We also help strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities through microfinance, training and equipment provision.[/su_spoiler]
[su_spoiler title="Supporting the Environment" open="yes"]Rotarians understand that the whole world is their backyard. We can see the effects of climate change in communities they care about and we come up with projects, using our connections to change policy — and planning for the future.[/su_spoiler]
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There is something for everyone within Rotary. With over 50,000 members we are a diverse and flexible group of people of all ages.
There are many ways to get involved with Rotary:
If Rotary sounds like the organisation for you to join or you feel like volunteering some of your spare time, we’d like to hear from you!