Foundation

Foundation links with International to form one of Rotary's major avenues of service.


Rotary Foundation & International Committee

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary International’s own charity and is a charitable corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation worldwide who share its vision of a better world.   The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.

Worldwide Rotary Foundation delivers grant support of over $100 million per year to humanitarian and educational projects making it one of the largest international humanitarian and educational NGOs.

There are many examples of Rotary Foundation’s good work including the programme to eradicate Polio throughout the world.  This monumental effort of funding and coordination has markedly helped to reduce the incidence of Polio worldwide.  The programme assisted by Rotarian Doctors has now almost eliminated Polio.   Apart from the funding it is the international scope of Rotary that makes this possible.   Rotarians on the ground, the world over, carry out the organisation, the procurement and the vaccination programme to make this seemingly impossible task happen.

Rotarians are very responsive to world disasters and again their international organisation manages to access disaster areas and provide immediate hand to hand assistance and shelter boxes with tents and provisions often well ahead of governments.  We will ensure we are prepared with Shelter Boxes for ad hoc world emergencies.

In support of the Rotary theme “We are for Communities” arrangements are in hand to hold a seminar involving the four local secondary schools.  This will be the fourth seminar we have held covering subjects of peace and conflict, energy and challenges of modern migration which have been very well received by school students and teachers alike.   The seminar will look at the subject of “Free Speech” and give students the chance to listen to expert speakers on the subject as well as to discuss a subject which may be outwith the normal curriculum.

We will continue to organise the delivery of books for Books Abroad.

We will continue to collect spectacles regularly from the local hospital to help deprived people in the world who have poor eyesight.




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Socio-Environmental Forum

more A Schools Forum on environmental issues such as fracking, wind farms and nuclear power in the Scores Hotel. 70 pupils from 4 Secondary Schools took part addressed by 4 student experts and chaired by Rotarian Gordon Wowk

New Year Greetings from Turkmenistan for 2013

more Dear Rotary club's members,I want to congratulate you with New Year,and send my best wishes for you! I want thanks my host family John Peacock and Elizabeth, I remember their warm hurts and cares about me. I love all of you and miss you very much!

Foundation Students visit farm

more Sarah from USA and Laura from Germany get friendly with the calves on the farm

Foundation Students 2011-2012

more 4 Foundation students studied at St Andrews Universiy during the year.

Foundation Students reception Scores Hotel 2010

more Presentations by 8 students attended by DG George and wife Mary, Stephen Chorley, Pres Colin and Betty and all students' counsellors,then lunch and tour of St Andrews by guide Bette Hunter. Thanks to Sylvia Donaldson and Iain McIver for organisation.

Sponsored Run for Polio Plus

more Pupils at St Leonards School raised £5837-02 by a sponsored run for Polio Plus - have dented Bill Gates bank account.

District Conference in Inverness

more President Colin and 4 Foundation students attended then went Nessie hunting.

Foundation Student says thanks to Rotary

more Bethany Lerch appreciates Rotary money that supported her on her studies in St Andrews and a trip to Israel and the West Bank which made her grow up very fast.

Welcome for Foundation Scholars

more Presentations by scholars and members followed by lunch then a walking tour of St Andrews.

Foundation Student Diego cooks Mexican meal for host family

more Diego took over the kitchen of Andrew and Elizabeth Johnson

Foundation student takes to the stage

more Zac Sideras is almost Murdered at Morrisons.

Peace and Conflict Forum

more Four excellent speakers with first hand experience of conflict stimulated questions and discussion by groups of school pupils and Rotaract students

Foundation Students visit the Bull Sales in Stirling

more Foundation students Sarah from USA and Laura from Gremany have a new Scottish experience