Global Grants

Global Grants are a way that several Rotary clubs can combine and multliply their funds to achieve maximum effect



Why donate via Rotary?

The Rotary Foundation supports large international activities with Global Grants whereby your money grows by 3.5 times!

So how does it work? 

Clubs contribute annually to Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund and, following a 3-year investment period, this money is then made available for project funding, 50% being available to fund projects in our Rotary Districts. 

In the case of Global Grants, Rotary Foundation will give a 100% match of the amount allocated to a project by a District and they will give a 50% match of club funds, so your £1 becomes £3.50! 

That is why, as a Rotarian or an individual, you should consider donating to Rotary Service projects in your community.

Rotary Global Grant Project 1416770

In 2010, around 200 Rotary Clubs across 15 districts in Rotary GB&I came together in a major Rotary GB&I wide project to address the problem of drought and food shortage in rural drylands worldwide.

To date, their fundraising efforts have supported the construction of 27 sand dams, one school water tank and have supported 9 farming communities to work towards food security, through a combination of Rotary Foundation Grants and direct constructions from Rotary Clubs and districts throughout the Rotary GB&I area.

Oxted Rotary Club is proud to have been part of this intiative and to have directly and positively contributed toward the building of a Sand Dam for the Wasya wa Athi B SHG (Self Help Group).

The Sand Dam funded by Oxted Rotary was complete in 2012 and the Final Report submited by Excellent Developments is shown n the slideshow at the head of this page.  Furtherinformation specific to the Wasya wa Athi B SHG is shown on the page entitled  Sand Dams are Excellent Developments.

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Sand Dams are Excellent Developments

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Cyclone Idai 2019

more Following a successful street collection, we funded enough LifeStraws to provide drinking water for 20 families in Zimbabwe, quickly and directly by sending those funds to Rotary in South Africa.

Local School Students Help to End Polio 2018

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Shelterboxes Go Worldwide

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