Rotary Club of Salisbury 

Club No. 64 of R.I.B.I  - Founded 16 January 1922

District 1110         

 "Service Above Self"

Charity  No 1039708

Foundation

 

Group Study Exchange Teams

Rotary firmly believes that by promoting international understanding tomorrow's world can be a better place. To this end, the Clubs in our District support a team of young business people to visit another part of the world to discover how their businesses/vocations are conducted there and to experience life outside of the UK. In return, we receive a similar team from that part of the world and arrange for them to have similar experiences here in the southwest of England. The programme emphasis is spread equally over ‘working in groups’, ‘the study of different ways of business and life’ and ‘ the exchange of ideas’.

 

 

The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.

The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of US$26.50 to more than US$117.9 million contributed in 2004-05. Its event-filled history is a story of Rotarians learning the value of service to humanity.

The Foundation's Humanitarian Programs fund international Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life, providing health care, clean water, food, education, and other essential needs primarily in the developing world. One of the major Humanitarian Programs is PolioPlus, which seeks to eradicate the poliovirus worldwide. Through its Educational Programs, the Foundation provides funding for some 1,200 students to study abroad each year. Grants are also awarded to university teachers to teach in developing countries and for exchanges of business and professional people. Former participants in the Foundation's programs have the opportunity to continue their affiliation with Rotary as Foundation Alumni.