Missing Piece - Rotary

Rotarys commitment to humanitarian service is in evidence in virtually every corner of the world.

Whether its drilling water wells for parched villages in Ethiopia, helping earthquake victims in China, or providing unprecedented educational opportunities for girls and young women in Afghanistan, Rotary clubs work at the grassroots level, both locally and internationally, to help people in need.

Rotarys 1.2 million club members are women and men who are business, professional, and community leaders united by the motto Service Above Self. With 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, Rotary promotes peace and understanding by addressing the underlying causes of conflict and violence, such as poverty, illiteracy, hunger, and disease. Rotarys top goal as an organization is the global eradication of polio.

Rotary also takes a direct approach to world understanding with an innovative educational program that gives future leaders the tools they will need to wage peace on the global stage. Six of the Rotary Centers for International Studies offer two-year, masters degree-level curricula aimed at helping the next generation of government officials, diplomats, and leaders develop the skills to reduce the threat of war and violence. Up to 60 Rotary World Peace Fellows are accepted yearly through a globally competitive selection process based on their professional and academic achievements. Grassroots Rotary members play an important role because fellowship candidates are sponsored by local clubs.

These six Rotary Centers are located on the campuses of International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan; Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina; University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; University of California, Berkeley, Calif., U.S.A.; and — in a joint arrangement — Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

The seventh Rotary Center, at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, offers a three-month program aimed at upper-level professionals in government, nongovernmental organizations, and international industry. The curriculum imparts the skills and knowledge that participants can put into practice immediately. The center accepts up to 25 fellows twice per year.

Since 1905, Rotary clubs have worked locally and internationally to make the world a better and more peaceful place — one person, one family, one community at a time. For more about the rewards of Rotary club membership and the Rotary Centers program, visit www.rotary.org or contact a Rotary club in your community.

Acting alone, an individuals reach is limited, but when the right people work together, they can accomplish almost anything. Rotary club members from Korea and Mongolia worked together to plant thousands of trees that will form a windbreak to help control the spread of deserts in Mongolias South Gobi region.

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