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World Community Service
  • “What’s new on the Net?”
  • A continuing series
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Rotary
World
Community
Service
  • ...Share in our common Humanity
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Rotary’s major programs in
  International Service include:
  • Ambassadorial scholarships,
  • Peace Study Centers,
  • Youth Exchange,
  • Rotary Volunteers,
  • Polio Plus
  • World Community Service ( WCS)
  • others
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The Goal of World Community Service (WCS)
  • To cross the cultural, religious, and language borders of the world to solve  problems of our common humanity.
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WCS project: partners a Rotary Club with a club  in another country
  • Health Problems
  • Literacy, especially young women in under developed countries
  • Education
  • Clean  Drinking Water
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What Does The Rotary Foundation Do?
  • TRF provides the structure, network, and matching funds,
  • Clubs provide the Ideas, $ and project management.
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WCS has two programs to meet Humanity’s needs
  • Health, Hunger, and Humanity (3H) Grants
    • (Over US$100,000)
  • Matching Grants
    • ( Under US $50,000 non-competitive)
    • (Over US $50,000 competitive)
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Successful WCS Matching Grants projects  are Partnerships
  • Sponsoring Club in the donating country,
  • Organizing Club in the recipient country.
  • Awareness of a need
  • Idea of how to solve the need
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The Organizing Club needs to have:
  • A clear understanding of the need
  • A Proven Long Term solution
  • Resources required for  the project.
  • Commitment of financial and manpower resources
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Sponsoring Club should have :
  • Awareness of the need in another country
  • Good communications with the Organizing club
  • Willingness to provide resources
  • RI’s sanction of the project to provide matching funds
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Successful Matching Grant Projects have:
  • Total Cost of Less than US $ 50,000
  • Focus on a basic human need
  • Helps many recipients
  • Has a self help component
  • Uses proven technology
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The WCS Task Force is a good resource
  • Resources and ideas for clubs seeking projects
  • Experienced Volunteers ready to assist your club
  • A web site full of help
  • A discussion forum for exchanging ideas, asking questions, sharing success stories
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The Task Force Web Site
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The Task Force Discussion Forum
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Summary
  • In a WCS project, your club can help with a basic human need.
  • You have available to you the tools, support and mechanisms.
  • Now Create Awareness and Take Action!


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What’s new on the Net is a continuing series presented by the Technology Task Force of Rotary International
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