Rotary Foundation Facts
Foundation Facts
Zones 24 & 32 Newsletter www.rotaryzones24-32.org
Five Reasons to Support Our Foundation
FIGHTING HUNGER - every 3.5 seconds a person dies of hunger, 75% of
them are children!! TRF Maternal & Child Health Area of Focus helps fight
this staggering statistic. By using District Simplified Grants and District
Grants we can fight hunger in our own communities as well.
REDUCING CHILD MORTALITY - According to the World Health
Organization, 1.8 million children die of diarrhea every year, making it the
second leading cause of death among children under five. Proper sanitation
can reduce the rate of child mortality in many communities by up to a
third. TRF Water & Sanitation Area of Focus is the most used by FVP
Districts.
PROMOTING PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION - The first Area
of Focus is Peace & Conflict Prevention/Resolution. This is the one area
that will take the longest to institute but will have the greatest longest range
effect. Creating an environment for peace.
BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY - Education helps rebuild lives
whether in our own communities or in developing nations. The Basic
Education & Literacy Area of Focus can be as small as reading to students to
as large as educating a nation through training teachers and supplying
materials.
POLIO ERADICATION - Our number one priority. And we are winning.
As of 20 July 2011 there has been only 1 case in India! There have been 274
cases worldwide compared to 861 in the same time period in 2010. Imagine
a world without Polio!
EVERY ROTARIAN/EVERY
YEAR - IT CAN’T BE SAID
ENOUGH!