This document outlines a 10 step plan for elevating polio eradication efforts within a Rotary district. The plan is guided by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative strategy and Rotary International's training calendar timeline. It involves engaging club presidents and members at district events from January to June to select polio eradication actions, then executing the actions from July to October, including a district Polio Day event. The goal is to bring all polio eradication activities within the district together into a comprehensive plan focused on awareness, advocacy, fundraising, and participation in National Immunization Days.

1. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2019 HAMBURG
BREAK OUT SESSION : HOW TO ELEVATE YOUR POLIO MOMENTUM
Emma Groenen, PDG & Thierry Reip, DGE RID 1630
FUNDAMENTALS : Team & Plan, guided by
Global Polio Eradication Initiative Strategy as
Content and R.I.Training Calendar as Timeline
PLAN : CONTENT & GOALS
GPEI strategy : content
Consult websites eg: polioeradication.org;
who.int; unicef.org; Rotary.org
PLAN : TIMELINE
Step 1: January: International Assembly & DTTS
DGE: Goal #1 Polio Eradication
DTTS : Polio Chair & team
Step 2: February: District PETS
DGE : R.I. & district goals
Polio Team Goals & Strategy: pitch talk
PE’s: Best ideas: post it’s
Step 3: April: District Training Assembly
Polio Team : reduction of all ideas collected at PETS
DGE : motivation of club presidents & members, 25$ contribution.
PE’s : mark preferences
Step 4: June: District Conference
Polio Team: TOP 1 in each category
DGE and Polio Chair present : Selected Actions
Call to attend district Polio Day Conference in October
Step 5: July 1st
: start of the new Rotary Year
District Polio Team in the Backoffice: HARD WORK 😊
• Start execution of the 4 actions/goals:
sensibilization, fundraising, advocacy, hands on N.I.D.
• Prep of Polio Day: venue, speakers, presentations,
catering, hand out, VR goggles etc
• Prep press release for World Polio Day for Clubs

2. to be published in their local newspaper and FB banner
Step 6: October: Polio Day
WORLD POLIO DAY, October 24th
: call for an event by clubs
on World Polio Day
DISTRICT Polio Day: objectives:
• inform on the current status of polio eradication
• Inform on the GPEI goals, to raise awareness
• to KICK OFF the new ‘polio year’
• to highlight fundraising actions &
call for club contributions
Take home message & press release for clubs on
World Polio Day, Oct 24th
Step 7: January: Polio National Immunisation Days, Delhi, India
Offer possibility to participate in the NID
• inform about programme, participation at own expense
• inform about the WHY rotarians participate
Step 8: February : P.E.T.S. : Take Action! Do it!
Repeat the messages: sensibilisation, advocacy,
fundraising, hands on N.I.D.
Motivate! Go see actions!
Be enthusiastic! Be grateful!
Step 9: April: District Training Assembly: Take Action! Do it!
Go to events, Motivate
Share on FB
Step 10: June: District Conference
DG & Polio Team : Share the successes
Be thankful !
TO TAKE HOME TO YOUR DISTRICT:
1. You have never done any district POLIO action? WHICH ACTION DO YOU SELECT ?
2. You have organized actions in the past ? A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN based on the input &
involvement of the club presidents, based on GPEI content, based on the training schedule
timeline will bring all actions together in 4 strategic categories:
1. Sensibilisation/awareness
2. Advocacy
3. Fundraising
4. Hands On : N.I.D.
TOGETHER WE WILL ERADICATE POLIO! DROP TO ZERO! PEOPLE of ACTION!