Rotary Foundation's Six Areas of Focus

Posted by Nate Burnham 
on Sep 16, 2013
 
The Rotary Foundation's six areas of focus reflect the service interests and activities of Rotary clubs worldwide.  These areas are:
 
  • Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution - Since World War II, the number of conflicts between nations has decreased, yet the world has seen more than 50 major armed conflicts since the end of the Cold War. 
  • Disease Prevention and Treatment - Infectious diseases are the leading killers of people living in poverty.
  • Water and Sanitation - Worldwide, 2.6 billion people, 72% in Southern Asia, lack access to improved sanitation facilities, and 884 million, 37% in sub-Saharan Africa, do not use improved sources of drinking water.
  • Maternal and Child Health - Nearly 27,000 children under five die every day from largely preventable diseases and conditions.
  • Basic Education and Literacy - Worldwide, 75 million children, 41 million of them girls, do not have access to basic education
  • Economic and Community Development - Worldwide, 1.4 billion people live in poverty, on less than US $1.25 a day.
 
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