Current Initiatives
Sawua Elementary
GG: 2231471
- Impact: 180
- Cost of Project: $35,468 to equip and supply the school
- 6 classrooms
- 8 microflush toilets
- Office and storage area
- Teachers quarters
- 65 students attending school for the first time
- Special thank you to Rotarian Garland Bowman who funded the school construction in his will with $72,000
Tamale Florence Wash Grant
GG: 2011499
- Impact: 26,976 lives
- Cost of Project: $46,551
- 8 boreholes
- 34 Microflush toilets
- Project is being implemented by Tamale Rotary Club and Florence, Oregon Rotary Club as the international partner
Obuasi Wash Grant
GG: 29944
- Impact: 25,527
- Cost of Project: $158,480
- New boreholes: 30
- Microflush toilets: 65
- Toilets for schools: 10
- Microcredit loans: 258
- Project is being implemented by Obuasi and Cape Coast Rotary Clubs with Premiere EClub of Montreal, Canada
Unique Rotary Opportunities
Peace Fellowship
Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers.
Since the program began in 2002, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,500 fellows who now work in over 115 countries. Many serve as leaders in governments, NGOs, education and research institutions, peacekeeping and law enforcement agencies, and international organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank.
The fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and internship and field-study expenses.
- Master’s Degree Program: The programs last 15 to 24 months and include a two- to three-month field study, which participants design themselves.
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- University of Bradford, Bradford, England
- International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan • Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Duke University and University of North Carolina, Durham and Chapel Hill, USA
- Professional Development Certificate Program: During the one-year blended learning program, experienced peace and development professionals with diverse backgrounds gain practical skills to promote peace within their communities and across the globe. Fellows earn a post-graduate diploma upon completion of the program.
- Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
New Generation Service Exchange
New Generations Service Exchange is a short-term, customizable program for university students and professionals up to age 30.
What are the benefits?
- Make connections with service-minded community leaders in another country
- Learn another language
- Build your professional skills and gain international experience
- Travel and explore a new culture while giving back through service
What is an exchange like?
With your host Rotary district, you’ll plan activities that can include networking, relationship building, humanitarian service, professional development, and leadership training. Exchanges:
- Last from a few weeks to six months
- Can be arranged for individuals or groups
- Need not be reciprocal
What is Rotaract?
Rotaract is back at W&M after 13 years! Overall, Rotaract clubs bring together young people ages 18+ in communities worldwide to organize service activities, develop leadership skills, and socialize. The Rotaract club supports Rotary international grants in the 7 areas of focus.