The document discusses twinning between Rotaract clubs, providing information on what twinning is, how to organize a twinning, and examples of successful twinning projects between Rotaract clubs in different countries that promoted cultural exchange, service projects, and friendship. It encourages Rotaract clubs to use the European Rotaract directory and twinning accelerator tool to establish international twinning partnerships.

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Rotaract
Twinning

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Justin Hadjilambris Who am i?
• Raised in California, moved to Cyprus 4 years ago
• Joined Rotaract 3 years ago
• President of Rotaract Europe MDIO (aka E.R.I.C.)
• Lead the effort to receive the 2018 Rotaract
Outstanding Award for E.R.I.C.

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Chapter V, 41- 025 b.
According to R.I. code What is a MDIO?
In practice What do we do?
Develop and strengthen international relationships between Rotaract clubs and members all over Europe and the world
•Facilitate and exchange communication between participating districts and clubs
•Foster international relationships throughout Rotary and Rotaract
•Encourage collaboration on international projects
•To educate, organize international events and conferences, and provide scholarships to the Rotaract members.
«Rotaract Multidistrict Information Organisations. Districts may develop a multi district organisation
for the purpose of disseminating information and facilitating communication between Rotaract clubs
in the district concerned […]»

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Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus
Belgium Bosnia and H. Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Rep.
Denmark Estonia Finland FYROM France Georgia
Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia
Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco
Montenegro
San Marino
Switzerland
Norway
Serbia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Turkey
Portugal Romania Russia
SwedenSpain
UkraineUK
Slovenia
In Flags Rotaract Europe

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Goals of Twinning What is a Twinning?
In practice Establishing a Relationship
1.To further international understanding and foster goodwill
2. To emphasis the international aspect of Rotaract service and friendship
3. To establish a long-term relationship with another club that will lead to ongoing and effective projects
Twinning is when more than two clubs from two different countries have agreed to partner with each other for
a service project, cultural or friendship exchange.
Careful planning and clear communication is important to establish a strong friendship
Each club and member should clearly understand their roles and responsibilities in the partnership
To formalize the twinning, clubs sign a twinning agreement

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Value Twinning leads to growth
Why?
Service Training Friendship
Have fun
International friendship and
connections
Cultural and friendship
exchange and growth
Do common service
projects simultaneously

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Rotaract Europe How do we help and support this cooperation?
1. With the help of our DRRs and Country Representatives, we have developed an online European
Directory
2. We have developed a tool to facilitate Twinnings (Twinning Accelerator)
3. We have an annual award for the Best Twin Club agreements (1,000 EUR prize)
Rotaract Europe Directory

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http://rotaracteurope.eu/g
et-involved/lets-twin/
How to organize a Twinning?

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http://rotaracteurope.eu/g
et-involved/lets-twin/
• Use ERIC directory or
World Rotaract Directory
• Contact your international services
and projects coordinator of your
districts
• Use facebook pages of clubs to
communicate
• Attend international meetings
(REM,EUCO,M2R, MEDICON,
Interota, PreConvention)
• Use our Twinning Accelerator
How to organize a Twinning?

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How to organize a Twinning?

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http://rotaracteurope.eu/g
et-involved/lets-twin/
• Do amazing social projects to serve
the community
• Participate cultural and friendship
exchange by arranging Rotaractor
visits
• Exchange local products
• Arrange a web-based meeting
How to organize a Twinning?

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http://rotaracteurope.eu/g
et-involved/lets-twin/
• Download the twinning document
from website
• Fill out the form
• Sign the twin club certificate
How to organize a Twinning?

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Twin Club Award
• 2 clubs of different countries within
ERIC
• Sign the twin club agreement before
application
• Long-term and sustainable
cooperation and friendhip
How to organize a Twinning?

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Success stories
RAC Izmir (Turkey) & RAC Monfalcone Grado (Italy)
This project consisted in sharing a “Cultural Box” containing
typical products of each region, with the intent to get to know
each others’ cultures and traditions
The clubs both organized visits-tour to important realities of its
territory, which were recorded and shared via live stream with the
other club
The United School Project - The project’s aim to help two schools,
one Italian and one Turkish, through the purchase and donation
of materials targeted for the conduct of educational activities.

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Success stories
RAC Manchester International (UK) & RAC Varna-
Euxinograd (Bulgaria)
Books beyond borders - The goal of this project was to promote
reading and to encourage people to get educated. English is the
mostly taught foreign language in Bulgaria, since primary school
to university. However, there aren’t many language books
available. For this reason our clubs decided to initiate a project of
collecting books in the UK to send to Bulgaria.
Acts of kindness - The goal of this project was to show that if we
all make small acts of kindness the world is going to be a better
place because our combined efforts are going to move
mountains. Each club to come up with a few acts of kindness and
made a video showing how these actions were delivered

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