ABOUT ROTARY
Elisamia Ngowi.
KCMUCo. PR, Rotaract Club of KCMC

WHAT IS ROTARY?

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL IS A WORLDWIDE SERVICE ORGANISATION FOR LEADING
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL MEN & WOMEN.
IT IS A NON-POLITICAL AND NON-SECTARIAN ORGANIZATION OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE
REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, OR POLITICAL PREFERENCE.
THERE ARE OVER 34,282 ROTARY CLUBS, WITH OVER 1.22 MILLION ROTARIANS
WORLDWIDE.
ROTARACT IS A DAUGHTER OF ROTARY. i.e IT’S FOR ROTARY MEMBERS WHO ARE IN
THE AGE GROUP OF 18 – 30 years. THEY BECOME ROTARIANS WHEN THEY SURPASS
30 years OF AGE.
ROTARACT – 18 to 30 years
ROTARY- 31 to INFINITY
PROFILE

THE FIRST ROTARY CLUB WAS FORMED BY ATTORNEY PAUL P. HARRIS IN DOWNTOWN
CHICAGO, USA, ON 23RD FEBRUARY 1905.
THE NAME ROTARY WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE THE FIRST MEMBERS MET BY ROTATING WEEKLY
IN EACH OTHERS’ OFFICES. BUT AFTER A YEAR, IT WAS SO LARGE THAT THEY ADOPTED ONE
COMMON MEETING PLACE.
1ST INTERNAIONAL CLUB WAS ROTARY CLUB OF WINNIPEG, CANADA IN 1910. ROTARY CLUB
OF IRELAND IN 1911 WAS THE 1ST OUTSIDE AMERICA.
ROTARY WAS IN RELATION WITH U.N & THE FIRST U.N CHARTER HAD 50 ROTARIANS AS
DELEGATES.
IN 1985, ROTARY LAUNCHED A Polio-Plus PROGRAM TO IMMUNISE ALL WORLD’S CHILDREN.
BY 2011, NEARLY 2billion CHILDREN HAD BEEN IMMUNISED.
AFRICA HAS OVER 50,000 ROTARIANS.
HISTORY

SCULPTURE OF PAUL P. HARRIS IN MADRID, SPAIN.

ROTARACT MEANS ROTARIANS OF AGE BETWEEN 18 TO 30 YEARS
THERE ARE OVER 10,000 ROTARACT CLUBS WORLDWIDE WITH OVER 291,000 ROTARACTORS
IN OVER 176 COUNTRIES.
EACH ROTARACT CLUB IS SPONSORED BY A ROTARY CLUB e.g ROTARACT CLUB OF KCMC IS
SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF MOSHI.
THE SPONSORING ROTARY CLUB IS A “MOTHER CLUB” OF THE ROTARACT CLUB IT SPONSORS
ROTARIANS; THEREFORE, MENTOR YOUNG MEN & WOMEN INTERESTED IN PROVIDING
SERVICE TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITY & THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
ROTARACT

Rotaract was founded in 1968 by CHARLOTTE NORTH
ROTARY CLUB, located in CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
Rotaract clubs are either community or institution based,
and they are sponsored by a local Rotary club.
This makes them true "partners in service" and key
members of the family of Rotary.
"ROTARACT" stands for "ROTARY IN ACTION".
BRIEF HISTORY OF ROTARACT

THE FIRST ROTARACTORS, 1968. ROTARACT CLUB OF NORTH CAROLINA

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
ROTARY DISTRICTS
ROTARY CLUBS
ROTARACT CLUBS
INTERACT CLUBS
THE ROTARY STRUCTURE
ROTARY ZONES

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
ROTARY DISTRICT e.g District 9211 (Tanzania & Uganda)
ROTARY CLUBS e.g Rotary Club of Moshi
ROTARACT CLUBS e.g Rotaract Club of KCMC
INTERACT CLUBS e.g Interact Club of I.S.M
THE ROTARY STRUCTURE

1.To develop professional & leadership skills.
2.To emphasize respect for the rights of others & to
promote ethical standards & the dignity of all useful
occupation.
3.To provide opportunity for young people to address the
needs & concerns of the community & our world.
4.To provide opportunity for working in cooperation with
sponsoring Rotary Clubs.
5.To motivate young people for eventual membership in
Rotary
GOALS OF ROTARACT

BEFORE PERFORMING ANY ACTION, ROTARIANS/ROTARACTORS MUST FOLLOW THE 4-WAY
TEST
IT IS A GUIDE TO WHETHER THE ACTION IS COMPARTIBLE WITH ROTARIAN SPIRIT.
THE TEST WAS DEVELOPED BY ROTARIAN AND ENTREPRENEUR ”HERBERT.J.TAYLOR” IN
1946.
THE 4-WAY TEST CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN RESPECT TO
THINKING, SAYING OR DOING:
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
THE 4-WAY TEST

NOTABLE ROTARY PROGRAMS

IT’S THE MOST NOTABLE CURRENT GLOBAL
PROJECT
INSPIRED & PROMOTED BY
“SERGIO.M.PALMENBERG” (1923-87), Governor of R.I
District 204 (1984-85)
PROJECT BEGUN IN 1985
ROTARIANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER $900million
SINCE THEN & CURRENTLY POLIO IS 99.85%
ERADICATED
POLIO-PLUS

ROTARY YOUTH ECHANGE :
A student exchange program for students in secondary education.
AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS:
Ended in 2013, over 38,000 men & women from 100 countries have studied abroad under this
program.
ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS:
Paid by the Rotary foundation. Launched in honor of Paul Harris in 1947, specialize in providing
graduate fellowships around the world, usually in countries other than their own in order to
provide international exposure and experience to the recipient.
ROTARY PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROGRAM:
This provides funds for two years of graduate study in one of eight universities around the
world. Rotary is naming about 75 of these scholars each year. The applications for these
scholarships are found online but each application must be endorsed by a local Rotary Club.
EXCHANGES & SCHOLARSHIPS

Starting in 2002, THE ROTARY FOUNDATION partnered with eight universities around
the world to create the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict
resolution. The universities included International Christian
University (Japan), University of Queensland (Australia), University of Bradford (UK),
et.c
Up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellows are selected annually to earn either a professional
development certificate in peace and conflict studies or a master's degree in a range
of disciplines related to peace and security. Each Rotary Peace Center offers a
unique curriculum and field-based learning opportunities that examine peace and
conflict theory through a variety of different frameworks. The first class graduated in
2004.
ROTARY PEACE CENTERS

PEACE

Rotary clubs worldwide place a focus on increasing literacy.
Such importance has been placed on literacy that Rotary International
has created a “Rotary Literacy Month” that takes place during the
month of March.
Rotary clubs also aim to conduct many literacy events during the week
of September 8, which is International Literacy Day.
Some Rotary clubs raise funds for schools and other literacy
organizations.
LITERACY PROGRAMS

LITERACY

ROTARACT CLUB OF KCMC

THE ROTARACT CLUB OF KCMC WAS FOUNDED IN
JANUARY, 2018.
IT’S MAINLY INSTITUTION-BASED, BUT OPEN TO
OTHER MEMBERS TO JOIN TOO.
FIRST PRESIDENT IS SIAH HAKIM, MD4 KCMUCo.
THE MOTHER CLUB IS “ROTARY CLUB OF MOSHI.”
CURRENTLY HAS OVER 48 MEMBERS.
FELLOWSHIPS ARE AT NENEU HOTEL, 4PM EVERY
SATURDAY.
CLUB PROFILE

• SUPPLIED MOSQUITO NETS TO STUDENTS & STAFF OF MAJENGO
PRIMARY SCHOOL (MOSHI) AND MUUNGANO SECONDARY SCHOOL
AT HIMO, A PROJECT SPONSORED BY ROTARY CLUB OF MOSHI.
• PARTNERED WITH AFYA-PLUS IN SCREENING OF NCD’S AT
MASHUJAA GROUNDS, MOSHI URBAN.
• PLANTED TREES ON KCMUCo COMPOUND, IN SUPPORT OF
DISTRICT 9211 MISSION GREEN CAMPAIGN & ROTARACT EARTH
INITIATIVE.
ACTIVITIES

TREE PLANTING AT KCMUCo COMPOUND
SUPPLYING MOSQUITO NETS

THE ROTARACT CLUB OF KCMC, WITH A MAJOR AIM
OF CREATING AWARENESS ABOUT
ROTARACT,ORGANISED A SPORTS BONANZA ON 26TH
MAY 2018. ALSO, FUNDS GOT WILL CATER FOR
INSURANCE CARDS OF SPECIFIC NEEDY GROUPS OF
CHILDREN.
UPCOMING ACTIVITY

WHO CAN JOIN THE ROTARACT CLUB
OF KCMC?

ANYONE INTERESTED IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY
CAN JOIN.
AGE BRACKET OF 18 – 30 YEARS.
NO FEES CHARGED TO JOIN, YOUR KIND HEART IS
ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.

ELISAMIA NGOWI
KCMUCo, MD
PR, ROTARACT CLUB OF KCMC
#SERVICE ABOVE SELF