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1. AREA OF FOCUS
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Maternal and Child Health

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Introduction to Maternal and Child Health
 Community-level antenatal care and childbirth
services including promoting good nutrition,
preventing HIV transmission and frontline
health work training
 Local and culturally sensitive support of
reproductive health programs, including family
planning services
 Under age five child health projects, including
immunization and treatment for measles,
malaria, AIDS, diarrheal diseases, and other
childhood killers
Maternal and Child Health:
Saving Mothers and Babies

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Common Maternal and Child Health Project Types
Antenatal Care and
Childbirth
Reproductive Health
and Family Planning
Child Healthcare

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Common Maternal and Child Health Project Types
Training
Best Practices
Education
Best Practices

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Project Lifecycle

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Leveraging Knowledge: RAGs and RCCs
Rotary Community Corps (RCC)
Rotary Community Corps (RCC) is a team of
non-Rotarians who are flexible partners in service
for Rotary clubs.
RCCs offer community solutions for
community issues.
Rotarian Action Groups
(RAGs)
Rotarian Action Groups (RAGs)
leverage their expertise in their
particular area of interest to
support clubs and districts.
The Rotarian Action Group for
Population and Development
(RFPD) helps members formulate
project proposals, secure funding,
and provide technical guidance
in operations.

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Global Grants with The Rotary Foundation
Global grant eligibility requirements
 Sustainable
 Measurable goals
 Align with an area of focus
 Respond to real community needs
 Actively involve Rotarians
and host community members

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Global Grants Scope for Maternal and Child Health
Supporting graduate-
level studies in
programs related to
maternal and child
health
Initiatives that improve
capacity of existing
community initiatives
or local women’s
groups pertaining to
maternal and child
health
Training and “train
the trainer” activities
for doctors, nurses,
community health
workers, skilled birth
attendants, and other
maternal and child
health professionals
and leaders
Capacity
Building
Vocational
Training
Scholarships

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Global Grants Scope for Maternal and Child Health
• Prenatal, neonatal,
and postnatal care
• Labor and delivery
services
• Prevention of
maternal morbidity
and mortality
• Promotion of
breastfeeding
• Family planning
• Prevention and
treatment of sexually
transmitted disease,
including HIV/AIDS,
HPV, etc.
• Education on sexual
health
Education and training
to reduce the incidence
of morbidity and
mortality of children
under the age of five,
including:
• Immunization
• Malnutrition
prevention
• Lifesaving surgeries
to address congenital
problems
Maternal care Child mortalityReproductive
health

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Maternal and Child Health Resources
Communities in
Action: A Guide
to Effective
Projects
Community
Assessment
Tools
An Introduction
to Vocational
Service
Rotarian Action Group for
Population and
Development

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Global Grant Resources
Grant Management
Manual
Areas of Focus
Policy Statements
Rotary’s Areas of
Focus
Terms and Conditions
for Rotary Foundation
District Grants and
Global Grants

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Contact Information
+1 866-976-8279 (toll free)
Rotary International
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201-3698, USA