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SEPTEMBER - ROTARY, NEW GENERATIONS |
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| INTERACT (14-18
YEAR OLD) |
Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service
club for young people ages 14-18. The program
gives young people an opportunity to participate
in fun, meaningful service projects while
developing leadership skills and meeting
new friends. Through service activities,
Interactors learn the importance of:
- Developing
leadership skills and personal integrity
- Demonstrating helpfulness and respect
for others
- Advancing international
understanding and goodwill
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| RYLA (15-17 YEAR OLD) |
Young people ages 14-30 chosen
for their leadership potential attend an all-expenses-paid
seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss leadership
skills and to learn those skills through practice.
Rotary clubs and districts select participants
and facilitate the event's curriculum. RYLA
aims to:
- Demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern
for youth;
- Provide an effective training experience
for selected youth and potential leaders;
- Encourage leadership of youth by youth;
and
- Recognize publicly young people who
are rendering service to their communities.
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| ROTARACT (18-30 YEAR OLD) |
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored
service club for young men and women ages
18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are usually community-based
or university-based and are sponsored by
a local Rotary club making them true "partners
in service" and key members of the
Rotary family. As one of the most significant
and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service,
with more than 8,000 Rotaract clubs in some
155 countries and geographic areas, Rotaract
has become a worldwide phenomenon. |
| STUDENT EXCHANGE (15-17
YEAR OLD) |
The most powerful force in the promotion
of international understanding and peace is
exposure to different cultures. Youth Exchange
provides thousands of young people with the
opportunity to meet people from other lands
and to experience their cultures. This plants
the seeds for a lifetime of international
understanding. |
| AMBASSADOR SCHOLARS (COLLEGE
UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE) |
The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships
program is to further international understanding
and friendly relations among people of different
countries. The program sponsors several types
of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate
students as well as for qualified professionals
pursuing vocational studies. While abroad,
scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill
to the people of the host country and give
presentations about their homelands to Rotary
clubs and other groups. Upon returning home,
scholars share with Rotarians and others the
experiences that led to greater understanding
of their host countries.Since 1947 nearly
37,000 men and women from 100 nations have
studied abroad under its auspices. Today it
is the world's largest privately funded international
scholarships program. Nearly 800 scholarships
were awarded for study in 2005-06. Through
grants totaling approximately US$500 million,
recipients from some 70 countries studied
in more than 70 nations. |
| PEACE SCHOLARS (COLLEGE GRADUATE) |
The Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program
provides professionals from around the world
the opportunity to be trained in conflict
resolution and mediation strategies and
to become better equipped to help prevent
and resolve conflict, as well as foster
policies and create settings that ensure
peace, worldwide. Offered in English, the
program is aimed at mid- to upper-level
professionals in governments, nongovernmental
organizations, and private corporations.
The program aims to:
- Inspire
people to work for a culture of
peace and tolerance while enhancing
their capacity, knowledge, and
skill to do so, in part by generating
interaction between practitioners
and academics
- Provide advanced international
educational opportunities for
Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies
Program participants chosen from
different countries and cultures
on the basis of their potential
as leaders in government, business,
education, media, and other professions
- Provide a
means for The Rotary Foundation
and Rotarians to increase their
effectiveness in promoting greater
tolerance and cooperation among
peoples, leading to world understanding
and peace.
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| GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (25-40
YEAR OLD NON ROTARIAN) |
The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program
of The Rotary Foundation is a cultural and
vocational exchange opportunity for young
business and professional men and women between
the ages of 25 and 40. The program provides
travel grants for teams to exchange visits
between paired areas in different countries.
For four to six weeks, team members experience
the host country's institutions and ways of
life, observe their own vocations as practiced
abroad, develop personal and professional
relationships, and exchange ideas. For each
team member, The Rotary Foundation provides
the most economical round-trip air ticket
between the home and host countries. Local
Rotarians in the host area provide for meals,
lodging, and group travel within their district. |
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the meeting one potential beneficiary among
any of the categories above |
