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TRF : Future Vision Focus Areas for Projects

Peace and conflict prevention/resolution

The Rotary Foundation promotes the practice of peace and conflict prevention/ resolution by

Strengthening local peace efforts
Training local leaders to prevent and mediate conflict
Supporting long-term peace building in areas affected by conflict
Assisting vulnerable populations affected by conflict, particularly children and youth
Supporting studies related to peace and conflict resolution

Disease prevention and treatment

The Rotary Foundation reduces the causes and effects of disease by

Improving the capacity of local health care professionals
Combating the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other major diseases
Enhancing the health infrastructure of local communities
Educating and mobilizing communities to help prevent the spread of major diseases
Supporting studies related to disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation

The Rotary Foundation ensures that people have sustainable access to water and sanitation by

Increasing equitable community access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
Strengthening the ability of communities to develop and maintain sustainable water systems
Educating communities about safe water, sanitation, and hygiene
Supporting studies related to water and sanitation
Maternal and child health

The Rotary Foundation improves the lives of mothers and their children by

Reducing the mortality rate for children under the age of five
Reducing the maternal mortality rate
Improving access to essential medical services and trained health care providers for children
Supporting studies related to maternal and child health

Basic education and literacy

The Rotary Foundation promotes education and literacy for all by

Ensuring that children have access to quality basic education
Reducing gender disparity in education
Increasing adult literacy
Strengthening the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy
Supporting studies related to basic education and literacy
Economic and community development

The Rotary Foundation invests in people to create measurable and enduring economic improvement in their lives and communities by

Strengthening the development of local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities
Developing opportunities for decent and productive work, particularly for youth
Building the capacity of local organizations and community networks to support economic development
Supporting studies related to economic and community development

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In 1917, RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed that an endowment be set up “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, when the endowment fund had grown to more than US$5,000, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.

Five Trustees, including Klumph, were appointed to “hold, invest, manage, and administer all of its property .As a single trust, for the furtherance of the purposes of RI.” Two years later, the Foundation made its first grant of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into the Easter Seals.

The Great Depression and World War II both impeded the Foundation’s growth, but the need for lasting world peace generated great postwar interest in its development. After Rotary’s founder, Paul P. Harris, died in 1947, contributions began pouring into Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.

That year, the first Foundation program – the forerunner of Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships– was established. In 1965-66, three new programs were launched: Group Study Exchange , Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants .

The Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants program was launched in 1978, and Rotary Volunteers was created as a part of that program in 1980. PolioPlus was announced in 1984-85, and the next year brought Rotary Grants for University Teachers . The first peace forums were held in 1987-88, leading to theFoundation's peace and conflict studies programs .

Throughout this time, support of the Foundation grew tremendously. Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, it has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion. More than $70 million was donated in 2003-04 alone. To date, more than one million individuals have been recognized as Paul Harris Fellows – people who have given $1,000 to the Annual Programs Fund or have had that amount contributed in their name.

Such strong support, along with Rotarian involvement worldwide, ensures a secure future for The Rotary Foundation as it continues its vital work for international understanding and world peace.

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