1. 2012 Rotary International Convention
Bangkok, Thailand
New Generations and the
Areas of Focus

2. New Generations Programs
Rotary Youth Exchange 15-19
Rotaract 18-30
Interact 12-18
12 years 30 years
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

4. Areas of focus
resource:
Doing Good
videos
www.vimeo.com/rotary

5. Resource:
Rotary’s
Areas of
Focus
Guide
Available at
shop.rotary.or
g

6. Rotaract
and the
areas of
focus

7. Importance of Youth
• Working with Youth instills Rotary’s value in future
generation
• Youth Programmes help extend the Family of Rotary
• Today’s YOUTH are future ROTARIANS

8. Peace and
Conflict
Prevention/
Resolution
• Celebration of Festivals
of different Religions
• Arranging Peace
Conference
• Conferring Peace
Awards – Locally
• Assisting Children &
Youth affected by
conflicts

9. Disease
Prevention &
Treatment
• Creating Awareness
about HIV / Cancer /
Diabetes / Swine Flu /
Avoidable Blindness
• Arranging Health
Camps in slums
• Lectures / Poster
Exhibitions

10. Water &
Sanitation
• Clean Tank Project
• Rain Water
Re-harvesting
• Seminars on Save
Water, Sanitation &
Hygiene

11. Maternal &
Child Health
• Lectures, Slide Show on
Mother & Child Care in
Slum area
• Save Girl Child
Campaign
• Malnutrition
Awareness

12. Basic
Education &
Literacy
• Each One Teach One
• Adopt a Child for
Education
• Providing Teaching Aide
to schools in
underprivileged areas
• Basic Knowledge about
Day to Day chores to
school students

13. Economic &
Community
Development
• Guidance & Formation
of SHG (Self Help
Group)
• Information Bureau for
Employment
• Guidance for
Scholarship &
Competitive Exams

14. Rotary Club Support
• Successful ways to provide guidance:
• Invite Rotaractors to Rotary club
meetings.
• Create an annual Rotary-Rotaract
service project.
• Develop and improve membership
recruiting strategies.
• Establish a recognition program.
• Publicize activities to the community

15. Interact
and the
areas of focus

16. Interact Video Contest

17. The purpose of Interact: to provide the
opportunity for young people to work together
in a global fellowship dedicated to service and
international understanding

22. Rotary Youth
Exchange
and the
areas of focus

27. ShelterBox

29. Involving students in social projects

30. and the
areas of
focus

32. Mock UN/
Arab League/
Parliament of
the World

33. Visit Polio
immunization
booths and
health camps

34. Involve
campers in
water
projects

35. Make
participants
aware of
health issues
through role
play

36. Each one teach
one … start
from the camp

37. Through
vocational
guidance

38. RI Recognition of
Outstanding Rotaract Projects
www.rotary.org/rotaractaward

39. Any questions?

40. Share the areas of focus
resources
Visit New Generations on
social media
Action
steps Sign up for the New
Generations e-newsletter
View this presentation at
slideshare.net/rotary_international

41. Thank you!