Rotary Foundation

  The Rotary Foundation conducts health, humanitarian and educational programs

  enabling Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace.

  PolioPlus

  Polio eradication is within our grasp. But if we don’t eradicate the disease now, the risk of crippling and   deadly polio outbreaks will continue to threaten the world’s children.

  Learn about the challenges to polio eradication and the current strategies that Rotary and its polio   eradication partners are using.

  You can help Rotary get the job done by contributing to Rotary’s PolioPlus program or volunteering and   creating awareness of polio.

  Did you know that more than 10 million children will be paralyzed in the next 40 years if the world fails to   eradicate polio? Embark on a virtual tour of “Whatever Happened to Polio?” an exhibit of the Smithsonian’s   National Museum of American History that chronicles the history of the disease and efforts to eradicate it.   The exhibit is now on permanent display at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation.

  Matching Grants

  The Rotary Foundation will help fund projects conducted by Rotary clubs in different countries. The   partnership between the clubs offers an environment for cultural, educational and technical advancement   increasing goodwill and understanding beyond the benefit to the people served by the joint humanitarian   project.

  The Rotary Club ofTimog enjoys two outstanding and productive partner club relationships.

  Group Study Exchange

  The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational   exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in   the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in   paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's   culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and   professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

  In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club   presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three   to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host   families.

  For each team member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the   home and host countries. Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within   their district.

  The 2009-10 exchange is to Japan.   NOTE:  This is a general exchange rather than for a specific   vocation or profession.  All qualified applicants are welcome.