Our Priorities
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Our 7 Areas of Focus
Rotary clubs worldwide work voluntarily to make our world and the environment we live in more beautiful and livable within the framework of the same common goals.
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Peace and Conflict Resolution
Strengthening peace efforts supports the establishment of long-term peace in conflict-affected areas. The Rotary Peace Centers program trains leaders who will serve as catalysts for local and global peace and conflict resolution. Rotary peace fellows can complete these programs at one of our six partner universities to earn their master's degrees or complete the required certificate programs.
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Disease Prevention and Treatment
Our health is everything, yet today 400 million people worldwide lack access to basic health care. We believe good health care is everyone's right. Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That's why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We have both large and small efforts. We've set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with epidemics and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together. Our members fight diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we focus on health education and providing people with routine hearing, vision, and dental care.
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Clean Water and Sanitation
Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and productive life. When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families.
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Maternal and Child Health
Rotary provides high-quality health care to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger. We expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. Every year, 5.9 million children under the age of 5 die from malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation – all of which are preventable.
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Basic Education and Literacy
Worldwide, 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. This represents 17% of the world's adult population. We support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
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Economic and Community Development
Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. We help develop economic and community development and create opportunities for individuals and entire communities to become economically empowered.
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Protecting and Supporting the Environment
The environment is the physical, biological, social, economic, and cultural environment where people and other living beings maintain their relationships and interact with each other throughout their lives. Our goal is to protect and support this environment in a healthy way.
