A presentation outlining Rotary's impact on Health & Wellbeing given by Kevin Walsh in from Rotary Cumbria & Lancashire provided under the auspices of the national Forum for Health & Wellbeing.
Rotary Doing Good in the World - a presentation for Bolton University 18 June 2014
1.
2. Raising Awareness of Rotary
Rotary - The beginning
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It all began in 1905 when Paul Harris, a Chicago Attorney, formed the Rotary Club of
Chicago where professionals from diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form
meaningful and lifelong relationships
3. Raising Awareness of Rotary
Rotary - The beginning
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it wasn’t long before the Club decided to include Charitable work in their activities and
amongst the first project was the provision of public toilets in downtown Chicago.
Rotary’s impact on Health and Wellbeing is well grounded.
4. Raising Awareness of Rotary
Rotary throughout
the World
Almost 1.2m
people in 34,000
Clubs
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Rotary is now in every corner of the world
5. Raising Awareness of Rotary
Rotary in the
North West
Doing Good in the WorldHere in the NW of England we have Clubs in most of our Cities and Towns
6. Raising Awareness of Rotary
Rotary in
Cumbria &
Lancashire
District 1190
Doing Good in the WorldIn Cumbria & Lancashire, District 1190, we presently have 71 Clubs
7. Raising Awareness of Rotary
We encourage and foster the ideal of service;
– Friendship as an opportunity for service;
– High ethical standards in business and professions;
– The application of the ideal of service in each
Rotarian’s life;
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Rotary is based on a number of basic principles including the “Ideal of Service”
8. Raising Awareness of Rotary
We encourage and foster the ideal of service;
– The advancement of international understanding,
goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of
business and professional persons united in the ideal
of service.
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9. Raising Awareness of Rotary
Of the things we think, say or do;
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
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Rotarians also try and ensure that they follow an ethical path
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We tend to direct our efforts in six areas to
enhance our local and global impact.
• Promoting peace
• Fighting disease
• Providing clean water
• Saving mothers and children
• Supporting education
• Growing local economies
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Our Humanitarian Activity is focused in 6 ways
11. Supporting Health & Well Being
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Our strategic health focus is the eradication of Polio from the world
12. Supporting Health & Well Being
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We started this work in 1984 and with many partners including the Gates
Foundation we are close to finishing the job
13. Supporting Health & Well Being
Feb 2010 Bangalore
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Rotarian throughout the world have been involved in awareness raising
14. Raising Awareness of Polio
October 2013
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We have also raised funds for the campaign and have helped immunise more
the 2 billion children in 122 countries
15. Raising Awareness of Polio
World Polio Day 24th October 2013
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We engage with our local communities to help us wherever we can
16. Raising Awareness of Polio
January
2014
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And advocate for everyone to help us rid the world of this horrible disease
17. Raising Awareness of Rotary
We tend to direct our efforts in six areas to
enhance our local and global impact.
• Promoting peace
• Fighting disease
• Providing clean water
• Saving mothers and children
• Supporting education
• Growing local economies
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Here are some examples of activities funded by Rotary
18. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Economic / Community Development
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Coffee growers in Coche, Ethiopia are part of a Micro credit scheme
developed by the Rotary Club of Keswick. It helps them become more
independent and has encouraged the development of Fair-trade status for
their crops
19. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Education & Literacy
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A School bus for disabled Children in Mangalore
Rotarians in Mysore run this school in the city
Children in a rural school in Cumbria, England receive First Aid and CPR
training as part of a Rotary funded project.
20. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Healthy Mothers & Children
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Children get a simple check up and health advice and mothers get the
opportunity for post natal care
21. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
“Water from Eden” in Mali - Before
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The provision of accessible, potable, water is critical issue in many areas of
the world
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“Water from Eden” in Mali - After
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Rotarians
working
together
across
continents
can bring
fresh water
from a tap
23. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Sanitation in Eshowe
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We can also
provide
improved
sanitation to
schools allowing
children,
especially girls,
to attend school
without
embarrassment
on a regular
basis
24. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Health Centres and Camps
Doing Good in the WorldIn India many clubs fund and run a wide range of health clinics
and in the NW of England we are increasingly holding
Community Health Fairs (Melas) to encourage people to
have a ”check up”
25. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Peace and Reconciliation
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Rotary International is a member of the UNESCO and was
instrumental in helping set up the UN in the first place.
We now have a number of universities around the world providing Rotary
funded Peace Fellowships, adding to a growing number of activists for Peace
throughout the world.
26.
27. Rotary in Your Community
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We pride ourselves in being for our
Communities and are striving to be
fully representative of the
Communities within which we live,
work and play.
28. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
August
2013
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In June 2014, District 1190 were successful in obtaining grant from our Rotary
Foundation to support the provision of Community based Defibrillators. The
project also included funding for equipment for our Search & Rescue Teams
29. Rotary Doing Good in Communities
Community Health Mela’s / Fairs
We are also going
to increase the
number of
Community
Health Melas /
Fairs in some of
the more deprived
areas of our
region
30.
31. Our Rotary Foundation
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.
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Much of what we do is supported by our own
international charity – The Rotary Foundation
32. Our Rotary Foundation
• Helps fund our humanitarian activities, from
local service projects to global initiatives.
• Leads the charge on worldwide Rotary
campaigns such as eradicating
polio and promoting peace.
• Rotarians and friends of Rotary support the
Foundation’s work through
voluntary contributions.
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34. In Summary
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We aim to support people with their basic needs, safety and security and
then work with them to build their self esteem to ensure they have a
sustainable future.
It all began in 1905 when Paul Harris, a Chicago Attorney, formed the Rotary Club of Chicago where professionals from diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful and lifelong relationships
it wasn’t long before the Club decided to include Charitable work in their activities and amongst the first project was the provision of public toilets in downtown Chicago. Rotary’s impact on Health and Wellbeing is well grounded.
Rotary is now in every corner of the world
Here in the NW of England we have Clubs in most of our Cities and Towns
In Cumbria & Lancashire, District 1190, we presently have 71 Clubs
Rotary is based on a number of basic principles including the “Ideal of Service”
A reminder of where we are
Rotarian also try and ensure that they follow an ethical path
Our Humanitarian Activity is focused in 6 ways
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Disease Prevention
Water & Sanitation
Mothers and Children
Education
Community Development
Our strategic health focus is the eradication of Polio from the world
We started this work in 1984 and with many partners including the Gates Foundation we are close to finishing the job
Rotarian throughout the world have been involved in awareness raising
We have also raise funds to help the campaign and have helped immunise more the 2 billion children in 122 countries .
We engage with our local communities to help us wherever we can
And advocate for everyone to help us rid the world of this horrible disease
Here are some examples of activities funded by Rotary
Coffee growers in Coche, Ethiopia are part of a Micro credit scheme developed by the Rotary Club of Keswick. It helps them become more independent and has encouraged the development of Fair-trade status for their crops
A School bus for disabled Children in Mangalore; Rotarians in Mysore run this school in the city; Children in a rural school in Cumbria, England receive First Aid and CPR training as part of a Rotary funded project.
Children get a simple check up and health advice and mothers get the opportunity for post natal care
The provision of accessible, potable, water is critical issue in many areas of the world
Rotarians working together across continents can bring fresh water from a tap
We can also provide improved sanitation to schools allowing children, especially girls, to attend school without embarrassment on a regular basis
In India many clubs fund and run a wide range of health clinics and in the NW of England we are increasingly holding Community Health Fairs (Melas) to encourage people to have a ”check up”
Rotary International is a member of the UNESCO and was instrumental in helping set up the UN in the first place.
We now have a number of universities around the world providing Rotary funded Peace Fellowships, adding to a growing number of activists for Peace throughout the world.
We pride ourselves in being for our Communities and are striving to be fully representative of the Communities within which we live, work and play.
In June 2014, District 1190 were successful in obtaining grant from our Rotary Foundation to support the provision of Community based Defibrillators. The project also included funding for equipment for our Search & Rescue Teams
We are also going to increase the number of Community Health Melas / Fairs in some of the more deprived areas of our region
Much of what we do is supported by our own international charity – The Rotary Foundation
We aim to support people with their basic needs, safety and security and then work with them to build their self esteem to ensure they have a sustainable future.