April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship

District 6440 Histories 2005
Service Projects, of Rotary Clubs and districts;
and, the 3-H: Health, Hunger and Humanity
program sends volunteers and funding for lifesaving
projects in over 100 countries.
As of 2006, the Permanent Fund assets stand at
close to $500,000,000 in cash and future bequests.
Eventually as the assets grow the interest will pay
for the various studies and work exchange
programs.
Monies received from Rotarians and their clubs
for the Annual Programs Fund are generally held
for three years before actual expenditures of the
funds. Interest monies are then used to cover cost
of planning and conducting the programs.
Youth Exchange, now involving 7,000 youth each
year, was initiated in 1929, with annual
expenditure of almost $2,000, by each of the
participating clubs, 75 countries involved to date.
Other Programs:
In 1947 Foundation Scholarships were granted to
college graduates to spend a year in a country
other than their own. As of 1995 these
scholarships averaged $17,250 per student with
964 participating and 28,200 granted to date with
61 sending countries and 67 receiving countries.
As of 2006 Rotarians have contributed almost
$500,000,000 and provided scholarships to almost
47,000 students. In 2005-06 731 scholars from 59
countries studied in 60 countries.
Matching Grants: 633 awarded in 1994-95,
sponsored by 72 countries, for projects in 88
countries, bringing the total number of grants to
433,349. Over $28,000,000 has been awarded
since the program's inception in 1964-65. In 2006
there were 2,016 new grants approved and $33.1
million dollars awarded.
1965 - Group Study Exchange Program, in which
four or five non-Rotarians and one Rotarian
leader, in a variety of occupations, visit another
country for 4-6 weeks. There were 500 teams,
involving 2,000 people, visiting over 100
countries, at a cost of 5.5 million dollars in 1995
year; total expenditure of 50 million dollars since
its inception, with 5,500 teams, involving over
29,500 individuals, in 100 countries. In 2005-06
the GSE program awarded $3.9 million dollars to
over 500 teams.
1979 - Rotary Volunteers Program, in which
professionals, (usually dentists and physicians),
contribute 4-6 weeks time assisting in a
developing country. This year 237 volunteers are
involved, 2,000 since inception, serving in 93
project countries.
1979 - Health, Hunger and Humanity, (3-H),
includes two new projects this year, at a cost of
$600,000, 287 projects since inception, at a 74
million dollar cost.
1983 - Rotary Foundation Benefactors gives
Rotarians the opportunity to include the
Foundation in their wills; 71,318 Benefactors
have included the Foundation in their wills, to
date.
1985 - University Teachers volunteer their time
and talent in developing countries at a cost of
$750,000, between 1985-95, with 20 sending
countries and 31 receiving countries. An
additional 24 were awarded for study in 1995-96.
191 grants were approved in 2005-06 representing
93 countries. In October of 2005, this program
was retired and renamed Volunteer Service
Grants.
More on the foundation can be found at
http://www.foundationhistory.org
2006 - Polio Plus - $595 million committed to
date. Two billion children have been vaccinated
against Polio and other diseases, to date, in 111
countries; 144 countries reported no cases in
1994. As of January 2007 there are only 5
countries in which indigenous polio remains.
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