A hands on approach to improving lives

Your donation to Rotary Foundation Australia helps make a difference to millions of lives and improve communities through projects such as these

 

Project examples

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Better nutrition for Women and Infants in PNG
Better nutrition for Women and Infants in PNG

Half the children in rural PNG are malnourished. There is little awareness that malnourished children may be irreparably impaired for life - physically, socially and mentally.

This project addressed that issue by building understanding of the link between nutrition and healthy child development.

Geriatric Services for Uganda – at last!
Geriatric Services for Uganda – at last!

Geriatric units provide critical services to the aged however Uganda’s medical system simply does not provide these services. Rotary has funded geriatric training for Ugandan GP Dr Michael Ssonko to enable him to deliver geriatric services and training in the country.

ROTARIANS CAN BE PART OF THE PREVENTION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
Peacebuilding and conflict prevention
ROTARIANS CAN BE PART OF THE PREVENTION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
Peacebuilding and conflict prevention

Since 2018, Rotary SAFE Families has been committed to making a difference in the horrendous statistics of family violence in Australia. Now with our Inclusive Communities Initiative, we are providing primary prevention methods for every Australian of any diversity to be able to RECOGNISE signs of abuse; RAISE a conversation “safely” with victim; REFER the victim to 000/appropriate support organisation OR to make the call themselves!

Peacebuilding and conflict prevention
Reducing waste in South India
Environment
Reducing waste in South India
Environment

Rotarians and UNITEA are having huge success with a solid waste reduction program that’s helping local and migrant workers save money, while enhancing local Fair Trade tea brands’ reputation with faraway consumers

Environment
Providing affordable drinking water for 4,000 villagers
Water sanitation and hygiene
Providing affordable drinking water for 4,000 villagers
Water sanitation and hygiene

Rotary and supporters secured US$36,000 to develop low-cost water treatment systems for 4,000 villagers throughout Southern Thailand, providing ready access to clean drinking water and hand washing

Water sanitation and hygiene
Supporting kidney disease patients in outback Australia
Disease prevention and treatment
Supporting kidney disease patients in outback Australia
Disease prevention and treatment

Australian and USA clubs and districts funded the A$200,000 purchase of medical equipment to set up a diagnosis and dialysis facility in far northwest South Australia

Disease prevention and treatment
Helping eradicate polio from the world
End polio now
Helping eradicate polio from the world
End polio now

Rotary members have contributed more than US$2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries; see how you can help eradicate polio

End polio now
Investing in entrepreneurs in Fiji
Community economic development
Investing in entrepreneurs in Fiji
Community economic development

Rotary and microfinance institution SPBD Fiji, created a US$87,000 fund for investee selection, funding, training and ongoing support for micro-business and prospective new businesses in Fiji

Community economic development
Improving literacy and numeracy in indigenous communities
Basic education and literacy
Improving literacy and numeracy in indigenous communities
Basic education and literacy

Several Rotary Clubs and Districts in Australia and the USA came together to help improve the exposure to reading and counting in the home environment of pre-school children in Yarrabah, Far North Queensland

Basic education and literacy
Transforming educational outcomes in Pune, India
Basic education and literacy
Transforming educational outcomes in Pune, India
Basic education and literacy

Rotary, in partnership with Foseco, transformed the educational outcomes of over 8,000 disadvantaged school students

Basic education and literacy
Protecting children’s vision
Maternal and child health
Protecting children’s vision
Maternal and child health

A consortium of Rotary clubs and districts in Australia and India raised A$148,000 for state-of-the-art mobile diagnostic imaging platform for The Eye Clinic at the Children's Hospital at Westmead

Maternal and child health
Putting an end to domestic violence
Peacebuilding and conflict prevention
Putting an end to domestic violence
Peacebuilding and conflict prevention

Australia Rotary clubs raise awareness and funds to prevent domestic violence and support its victims

Peacebuilding and conflict prevention