Foundation & International
The club's activities in support of the Rotary Foundation and International links.
Foundation & International
Sand Dams
How are they Built
Sand Dams
Our First Sand Dam
Ebola
Helping fund the MSF fight against Ebola
Ebola
So dispirating - help is urgently needed
Ebola
Dr Black outside the compound
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Masizame Shelter
They try to make it colourful
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Masizame Shelter
The Children
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Masizame Shelter
Decorated in the inside too
Masizame Shelter
New Uniforms funded by us
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ShelterBox
Everything you need in one box
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ShelterBox
Nepal needs help
Rotary Foundation and International Programs
International
Rotary has always been internationally oriented and apart from having members and clubs all over the world, it has been a great advocate of international projects in suppport of the needy. We ambrace these objectives and, apart form supporting high visibility projects like End Polio Now and Sand Dams, we like to support smaller worthwhile international Projects.
Foundation
Rotary has its own charity - The Rotary Foundation - which funds the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty throughout the world. The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
Through Rotary Foundation grants and programs, Rotarians and other donors help change the world. Rotary clubs and districts are providing clean water, improving the environment, sponsoring scholarships, and helping reach Rotary's No. 1 goal, eradicating polio.
End Polio
Rotarians have mobilized by the hundreds of thousands to eradicate polio. Theyre working to ensure that children are immunized against this crippling disease, despite weak infrastructure, extreme poverty, and civil strife prevailing in many countries. In 2016 there were only three countries with Polio cases and a total of only 37 cases world-wide.
Every dollar given to End Polio is matched with $2 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help wipe out polio.
Grants Programs
Global Grants
Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to real community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships.
What global grants support
Global grants can fund:
- Humanitarian projects
- Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies
- Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about their field or to learn more about it themselves
District Grants
What district grants support
District grants can be used to fund a variety of district and club projects and activities, including:
- Humanitarian projects, including service travel and disaster recovery efforts
- Scholarships for any level, length of time, location, or area of study
- Youth programs, including Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotaract, and Interact
- Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about their field or to learn more about it themselves
How they’re funded
Districts may use up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund to receive one district grant annually. This percentage is calculated based on the amount of DDF generated from a district’s Annual Fund giving three years prior, including Endowment Fund earnings. You aren’t required to request the full amount available.
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2025 Madagascar Children's project
more We donated to help our friends in Alba Rotary Club complete a project for multimedia access and computer technology in a very disadvantaged area of Madagascar - the village of Vohimasina.
Crocuses for End Polio Now 2025
more 4,000 crocuses planted in November in support of End Polio Now have now bloomed in each of three sites across Billericay
Foundation Celebration 2025
more Our Annual celebration of The Rotary Foundation took place on the 120th anniversary of Rotary's founding, and we received FOUR awards for our support of these causes.
End Polio 2024 Christmas Challenge
more WE completed our annual Christmas Challenge quiz to raise money for End Polio Now.
End Polio Support 2024-5
more We continued our support of Rotary's Flagship Programme to defeat Polio with fundraisers in July October and December
Purple Polio Planting 2024
more Seven members of our club worked together and managed to get all 4,000 – yes, 4,000 – crocus corms planted ready for Spring 2025 in support of Rotary's Purple for Polio Campaign
End Polio Fundraising 2024
more We celebrated a successful fundraiser with a club Paella Party
Rotary Foundation by the Numbers
more Awe inspiring! District 1240 Foundation Chairman gives an overview of Foundation - it's all in the numbers.
Sponsored Global Scholars - 2024
more Rotary International has a Program to sponsor students from across the world to study in other countries in one of its seven Areas of Focus. This year we hosted two students from Japan and the USA and they visited us to talk about their experience.
Purple4Polio 2024
more We planted 4,000 crocus corms around the Billericay sign on Stock Road which make a stunning display
Foundation Awards 2024
more Our club received four "First" awards from Rotary International and Rotary GB&I for Rotary Year 2022-23.
Student Sponsorship
more We sponsor two students through Senior School
Purple4Polio Crocuses 2023
more Our plantings from November 2022 bloom!
Earthquake Disaster
more 72 Hours...three days. For our small Rotary club a period that proved that, when called to action and adversity, we act fast and do not hold back
People Of Action - Aid for Ukrainians
more The Rotary Clubs of Billericay, and Billericay Mayflower, got together to help deliver aid to Ukrainains in Moldova.
Foundation Seminar 2023
more Held on APril 1 - and it's NOT a joke!
End Polio Party 2023
more We continue to support Rotary’s efforts to rid the world of Polio.
Help Our Children - Madagascar
more A project led by the Rotary Club of Alba which we are supporting through our twinning relationships with that Rotary Club.
Smile Train 2023
more We donate one thousand pounds to support Smile Train's work to cure "Clefts" worldwide
Modernising Moldova 2023
more We reported in August and October on the aid provided to Ukrainians in Moldova, but the main purpose of the trip was to provide new washrooms and toilets for two junior schools in Moldova at Sloveanca and Mindresti Noi.
Purple4Polio
more We plant 4,000 purple crocus corms around the Billericay sign on Stock Road to publicize Rotary's Purple4Polio and And Polio Now campaigns.
Every Rotarian Donates Every Year - 2023
more We receive recognition for all our members donating to The Rotary Foundation at least $100 every year
New Award from Rotary Foundation
more We are one of only six percent of Rotary Clubs worldwide to donate over $100 to the Rotary Foundation each year.
Borewells Status
more Member Margaret Fowler visits Embu County, Kenya to establish funding requirements to repair any faulty Borewells.
End Polio Christmas Quiz 2022
more Have Fun while supporting this great End Polio Now cause by entering our Christmas Fun Quiz. Donate £20 for each Quiz sheet you want. You CAN help rid the world of Polio.
Purple for Polio 2022
more We planted 4,000 crocus corms around a "Billericay" sign as part of Rotary's Purple for Polio Campaign.
Foundation - The Heart and Beat of Rotary
more Every Rotary Club of Billericay member donated over $100 to the Rotary Foundation in 2022
End Polio Now 2022
more Everything we do in Rotary has a good charity reason. None better than End Polio Now – a charity close to all Rotary hearts, So, members offered at least a £20 a head donation to our Fundraiser.
2022 Foundation Donations - Every Member Every Year
more District Foundation Chairman thanks our continual support of The Rotary Foundation
Rotary Foundation Funding 2022
more The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s own charity, always top of the charts for its governance and efficacy, and the source of funds for District and Global Grants, supports Rotary’s End Polio Now Campaign, and is home to the Disaster Response Fund
Crisis in Ukraine - Flame Burning Brighter
more Club Member Margaret Fowler (Associate Priest based at Christ Church, Billericay) organised a service to raise money for Ukraine at St Mary Magdalen, Billericay High Street.
Crisis in Ukraine - Humanitarian Help 2022
more Club Member Rev. Margaret Fowler Reports on Her Recent Efforts in Support of the Fleeing Ukrainian Refugees
Crisis in Ukraine - Moldova Manoeuvres
more We help fund the Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower's convoy with Aid to Moldova
District Foundation Lunch
more A Celebration of all the good work which Rotary Foundation does in the world on the anniversary of Foundation's formation.
Bloomin' Marvellous
more 4,000 purple crocuses bloom in the grounds of Christ Church, Billericay, in aid of End Polio Now
Moldova and Beyond - 2021
more We help fund a project by the Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower to build a toilet block in a school in Gradinata, Moldova
End Polio Now 2021 - The Challenge Goes On
more Everything we do in Rotary has a good charity reason. None better than End Polio Now – a charity close to all Rotary hearts, So, guests offered at least a £20 a head donation to our Garden Party Fundraiser.
Honouring a New Paul Harris Fellow
more We were delighted to award a Paul Harris Fellowship to Mrs Lucy Mbogo, Headteacher of ACK Ena Primary School, and previously of Ciamanda Primary School, both in Embu, Kenya for tremendous amount of Community work she drives
Walking for Heroes
more Club members band togethor to sponsor a walk raising money for vulnerable children in Billericay
Covid Crisis in India
more Members used links between Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower and Rotary in Calcutta to send donations to help the Rotary Club of Calcutta Visionaries' "Breathe Again" Programme in Calcutta - help is needed immediately.
International Music Concert 2021
more We were invited by Lorenzo Gallo of Alba club in Italy to attend a concert by the Amateur Orc hestra of Catalonia arranged by the Rotary Club of Sant Cugat in aid of the workshop Jeroni de Moragas, supporting people with mental or developmental disorders
Harkerville School Project
more We supported the Rotary Club of Plettenberg Bay and its partners at Harkerville School
2019 Support in Kenya
more Working and visiting Embu in Kenya for ten years to support the community there, with two trips in 2019
Rotary Foundation Reacts to Covid-19
more Rotary is committed to End Polio but is also addressing Covid-19. Its own charity immediately changed its rules to help fund the Covid-19 fight and mobilised its Polio teams to fight the disease
Water Boreholes in Kenya 2020
more Our first borehole is completed at Ciamanda primary school, bringing the Gift of Life to the pupils and neighbours there.
Bush Fire Relief in Australia 2020
more Our member visits the area and hands over our club donation to the relief effort
Polio Kicked Out Of Africa
more The World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of wild Polio after 4 years without any cases. Club Member Chandra Gupta recalls how he led our club's part in the long haul to end Polio and reach this dramatic moment.
Every Member Every Year 2020
more Our club is the only club in our Rotary District to achieve over $100 donation to Rotary Foundation by every club member
The Gift of Life 2020
more Following our successful completion of a well providing fresh clean water to Schoolchildren at Ciamanda Primary school, we have raised enough money to fund three more wells for three new schools in Embu County, Kenya
Mwondu House Project, Embu Kenya - 2020
more Club Member Margaret Fowler reports on the house for a desperately in need family and for which she was the driving force to raise money
Supporting Education in Harkersville South Africa - 2018
more A Rotary plea from the heart of South Africa prompts the club to donate £300 to the Rotary Club of Plettenberg Bay's project for Harkersville School.
International Project - Life Saving Straws
more We join our International "twinning" clubs in funding Beausoleil's “Life Straw” project
International Day Lunch
more 136 Paul Harris Fellows attended a lunch to celebrate the birthday of Rotary International, and we received a certificate for our financial support of the End Polio Now - for the second year running.
Drilling for Water -Kenya 2019
more First steps in delivering secure water supplies in Kenya through new boreholes.
Mercy Ships Donation 2020
more We joined other Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland in donating to the Mercy Ships 2020 campaign
School Success in South Africa
more Our Club's seed money has helped fund repainting, roof waterproofing, tree planting trees, a vegetable garden and, with the help of a District Grant, installed permanent room dividers between classrooms
Rotary Award 2020-21
more We receive a banner from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for our Fundraising and Support activities
2019 Bansang Hospital Donations
more We support new male medical and surgical wards at Bansang Hospital
Centenary of the Rotary Foundation
more We celebrated a hundred Years of the Foundation at a dinner on July 31, 2017, also attended by other local Rotary Clubs
Supporting Education in Ciamanda 2018
more Our very own member, Rev Margaret Fowler, enlightened us on June 4 about her eighth visit to the African continent and Ciamanda, Kenya and its need for support for secondary education.
Masizame 2016
more In December 2015, we donated £500 for school uniforms to the Masizame Children's Shelter. Our support for the centre has recently been recognised in an email to our club.
ShelterBox Links with Rotary
more ShelterBox thanks Rotary for their continued support and help.
The Fight against Ebola
more Main beneficiaries of our Grand Raffle were charities involved in the fight against Ebola. This year's main recipient was Medecins Sans Frontieres, from whom a most moving letter of thanks has been received.
Fighting Ebola In The Market Place
more Billericay Rotary Club's annual Grand Christmas Raffle is in Aid of Charities facing the threat of Ebola, ShelterBox, and other charities supported by Rotary.
Masizame Children's Shelter 2015 - II
more The Shelter expresses its gratitude for the generous donation to fund new school uniforms for this year.
Masizame Children's Shelter Bus Appeal - 2015
more Masizame Children's Shelter - urgent support needed to help feed, shelter educate and provide counselling for these abused children. Immediate need - funding to replace a decrepit bus.
Shelter Box Donations
more In an outstanding achievement - Billericay Rotary club has gained a Bronze award for donating over £10,000 to fund 25 Shelter Boxes for international disaster relief - a notable achievement in charitable donations.
How many Rotarians does it take to ...
more How easy is it to erect a ShelterBox tent? Our Rotary Club decided to find out and try a test set up to document the process.
ShelterBox Donation to the Philippines
more ShelterBox saves lives ..again. The latest of our sponsored boxes goes to the Philippines.
New Club ShelterBox Donations 2014
more ShelterBox saves lives ..again. Our latest sponsored box goes to Zimbabwe.
Aid to Kosovo
more We were privileged to have as speakers the two Ingatestone postmen, Dennis Sweeting and Steve Biggs, who have taken the time to organise a convoy of clothing and other vital materials to the stricken people of Kosovo.
End Polio Now
more Billericay Rotary Club hs supported the End Polio campaign since 1987, as a club initiative and in support of Rotary International's campaign to "End Polio Now". Highlighting Rotary's contribution in the Press is great publicity and encourages donations.
International GSE Team visit 2011
more Group Study Exchange supports travel for teams of non-Rotarians from a variety of professions. This records briefly the visit of the GSE Team from Brazil in 2011.