What is Rotary?

Rotary is an organization of business, professional and community leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Rotarians – men and woman alike – volunteer their efforts to improve the quality of life in their own communities and beyond. Through the work of individual Rotary Clubs, and through the programmes of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation, Rotary is making the world a better place.

The Object of Rotary

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worth enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST, the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND, high ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD. the application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH, the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

What we do:

By combining their skills and resources, members of Rotary are able to make a real contribution to the lives of others.
In local communities alone, each club raises tens of thousands of Rands for community projects and local charities. Members also volunteer their time - supervising community events, running a host of projects aimed at promoting the achievements of young people, coordinating educational programmes.
 

Because Rotary is found in 168 countries and regions worldwide, we are in the unique position of being able to reach people in need all over the planet, from running life-changing projects to making a difference in a lot of lives.

The Rotary Foundation - The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is a not-for-profit corporation that promotes world understanding through international humanitarian service programs and educational and cultural exchanges. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and others who share its vision of a better world.

Rotary Four Way Test

Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?