1. Orientation
A brief Introduction to Rotaract
By: Rtr. Saurabh Acharya and Rtr. Serene Rajkarnikar

2. Background
• The first Rotary Club was formed by Paul P.
Harris in downtown Chicago, at Harris' friend
Sylvester Schiele's office in the Unity Building
on Dearborn Street on February 23, 1905.
• The main purpose is to provide humanitarian
service, encourage high ethical standards in all
vocations, and help build goodwill and peace
in the community and the world.
• There are 34,282 clubs and over 1.2 million
members worldwide.

3. What is Rotaract?
• “Rotary”+ (“International”+“Action”) =
“Rotaract”.
• Rotaract is a service club for young men and
women ages 18 to 30.
• Rotaract clubs are either community or
university based.
• They’re sponsored by a local Rotary club,
which makes the two true "partners in
service" and key members of the family of
Rotary.

4. More About Rotaract
• The first Rotaract club - “The Rotaract Club of
University of Charlotte North Carolina” (USA)
was chartered on 14 March 1968.
• Rotary International has laid down a Standard
Rotaract Club Constitution, Standard Rotaract
Club By-laws and Rotaract Statement of Policy
to ensure that Rotaract Clubs and Districts
have clear and consistent guidelines.

5. Aims and Objectives
• Develop professional and leadership skills.
• Emphasize respect for the right of others, and
to promote ethical standards and the dignity
of all useful occupations.
• Provide opportunities `for young people to
address the needs and concerns of the
community and our world.
• Provide opportunities for working in co-
operation with sponsoring Rotart Clubs.
• Motivate young people for eventual

6. Structure of Rotary / Rotaract
• Rotary is structured in club, district and
international levels.
• The clubs are chartered by the global
organisation Rotary International (RI).
• A Club is the basic unit of Rotary activity, and
each club determines its own membership.
• A District is an administrative level which
encompasses a group of clubs.
• A Zone is a group of around 15 Rotary Districts

7. Structure of a Rotaract Club
• Board of directors consist of the following
elected officers :
– President
– Immediate Past President
– Vice President
– Secretary
– Treasurer
– Additional Officers deemed necessary by the club.
In our case, these are :-
• Director of Club Service
• Director of Community Service

8. Roles and Responsibilities
• President:
• To lead the Club, and defend and represent the views
of the Club and the Board.
• To ensure the Club’s activities and projects are
successfully promoted and completed.
• Vice President:
• To take over duties that the President needs to
delegate.
• To stand in for the President whenever they are
absent.
• Secretary:
• To maintain all Club records and Correspondence.

9. Club Service Director
• Roles
– To promote socialising, making friends and having
a good time (Fellowship).
– To look after members, potential members,
visitors, guests and attendance.
– To manage marketing and PR for the Club
including T-shirts, Bulletin, website, etc.
• Example of event ideas:
– Club Birthday Party, Quizzes , Bowling, Dining out
at inexpensive local restaurants etc.

10. Community Service Director
• Roles
– To enhance knowledge and understanding of
community needs, problems and opportunities.
– To formulate and develop activities for serving the
Community.
• Example of event ideas:
– Fundraiser events such as dance parties, momo
competition, charity shows.
– Community service events such as Blood
Donations, Donations to charitable foundations,
Road and Traffic service such as reflectors on

11. Professional Development Director
• Roles
– To provide personal development opportunities
for members.
– To provide training to develop the skills of
members.
– To provide information about a wide cross-section
of businesses and professions.
– To stimulate awareness and acceptance of high
ethical standards in business and professional life.
• Example of event ideas:
– Talk programs on personal development, guest

12. International Service Director
• Roles
– To enhance knowledge and understanding of
worldwide needs, problems and opportunities, as
well as cultural differences.
– To develop activities to promote International
understanding and goodwill.
• Example of event ideas:
– Joint projects with international clubs.
– Talks by friends who have worked or come from
overseas.
– Cultural themes for meetings.

13. Meeting Types
• Regular Meeting
– Shall not be less than twice a month at a time and
place suited to the convenience of the members
• Board Meeting
– Board members must be present in these
meetings

14. Reporting
• Reporting entails careful documentation of all
the work done by the club.
• Quarterly periodic reports.
– Within September 10 – June-July-August.
– Within December 10 – September-October-
November
– Within March 10 – December-January-February
– Within June 10 – March-April-May

15. Rotary and Rotaract in Nepal
• First Rotary Club
Rotary Club of Kathmandu, chartered on 28 June,
1959.
• First Rotaract Club of Nepal
Rotaract Club of Birgunj was chartered in the year
1993.
• There are around 78 Rotary Clubs and 52
Rotaract Clubs currently chartered in Nepal.
• The current District Rotaract Representative
(DRR) of the fiscal year 2011-12 is Rtr. David

16. Rotaract Club of Kathmandu West
• Chartered date: 10 September 2007.
• Sponsored by Rotary Club of Kathmandu
West.
• Chartered members ~ 22.
• Chartered President Rtr. Nihal Shrestha.
• Chartered Secretary Rtr. Sunny Rajkarnikar.
• First Meeting – Mali Oil Stores, Kalimati.

17. Good to Know Abbreviations
The Club The District General
P President DRR District Rotaract RTN Rotarian
VP Vice President Representative RTR Rotaractor
S Secretary DRRE DRR Elect RC Rotary Club
T Treasurer PDRR Past DRR RAC Rotaract Club
PP Past President IPDRR Immediate Past DRR HM Honorary Member
D Director DG District Governor PHF Paul Harris Fellow
ID International Director DGN DG Nominee
SD Club Service Director PDG Past DG
CD Community Director IPRDG Immediate PDG

18. Useful Links
• http://www.rotary.org
• http://www.rotaract.org
• http://www.rotaractnepal.org
• http://www.nepalrotary.org
• http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/661e
(Standard Rotaract Club Constitution and By
Laws)
• http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/562e
(Rotaract Handbook)

19. Questions?