Introducing the RotaryGlobalRun4Water, a fundraiser for Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs planned for the week of September 30th, 2012 with the goal or raising awareness and funds for clean water and sanitation. We hope you are inspired to join us. Sign up and learn more at http://www.rotaryglobalrun4water.org

1. RotaryGlobalRun4Water
Proposal to Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs

2. What is the GlobalRun4Water
• A Global Rotary Fundraiser
– Clubs around the world adopting the same
fundraiser, for the same cause, on the same day.
• Participants raise funds
– Rotarians and other participants Endorsed by
seek sponsors from family, more than 50
friends, network relations, Districts
& local businesses across the
world

3. Rotarians & Community
Run/Walk 5k, 10k or more to
Raise Awareness & Funds
for Water Projects
Organized by Rotary, Rotaract or
Interact clubs across the world in
their local city’s and towns

4. September 30th, 2012
• One global event in the last week of Sept.
– Rotary clubs are virtually connected to each other
in common cause, message and timing
• Other global dates to follow
– March 22nd, 2013; May, 2013
• Each club can organize what/when they want
– It is not a requirement to follow the model exactly.
Each club and situation can be different.

5. Mission Statement
• To bring water to the world’s poorest
– Provide clean drinking water & sanitation as a
means to lift people out of poverty & improve
health, education and economic well being.
• To raise the exposure of Rotary WASH =WAter,
Sanitation &
– Help position TRF as a key WASH player. Hygiene
• Match donor clubs with host Rotary Partners
– Define/realize sustainable MG/GG projects.
• To help donor clubs raise funds for projects
– Easy to get involved in; lucrative fundraiser

6. Some Endorsements

7. Proposal: Make water your
club theme for 2012-2013
We encourage clubs to:
• Raise water awareness
– problems & solutions
– how Rotary clubs work for water
• Support a water project
– Wasrag, others
• Organize a fundraising event
– Rotary GlobalRun4Water

8. Participating clubs as of May 2012

9. Why Water?
• 750 mln without an improved water source
• 3000 mln do not always have safe water
• 2,3 billion people without adequate sanitation
“Ensuring safe drinking water is the single most
effective action to reduce poverty” UN University
2008
Investing in water is very efficient.
Benefits of Household water treatment 5 to 60 times the
investment Source: WHO 2008

10. Start with Water
Start Runing and
Walking for Water

11. Why Water First?
Condition for all
development Disease and Health
Education
Literacy
Infant mortality
WAter,
Sanitation & Women’s equality
Hygiene Hunger
(known as WASH)
Poverty
Econ. development
Conflict resolution

12. Peace through Service
Water theme supports
• Future Vision
• RI’s theme “peace
through service”
“Many of today’s conflicts around
the world are being fuelled by water
shortages… Increasingly, fights are
erupting over such basic human
needs as water and arable land.
Ban Ki-moon, February, 2008

13. Rotary Future Vision
• 2013 begins the international roll-out of the
new strategy for RI and TRF
– Areas of Focus
– Global Grants
• Goals
– Focus efforts to increase global impact
– Simplify global & district grant processes
– Increase district & club ownership of goals
– Enhance Rotary’s public image

14. 6 Key Areas of Focus
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community
development

15. “Peace through Service
Starts with Water”
Disease prevention
Service
Hunger & Poverty
Education & Literacy
Water Peace
Maternal & Child Health
Econ. development
Conflict resolution

16. Rotary water projects
bringing peace around the world:
Country Projects
India 212
Indonesia 35
Philippines 50
Thailand 38
Other 90
Country Projects
Country Projects Burkina Faso 5
Bolivia 12 Cameroun 9
Dom. Rep. 17 Ghana 25
Ecuador 32 Kenya 55
Guatemala 25
Malawi 10
Haiti 27
Nigeria 21
Honduras 51
South Africa 27
Mexico 55
Tanzania 15
Nicaragua 11
Uganda 58
Peru 18
Zambia 29
Other 57
Other 100

17. Types of Rotary Water Projects
• Drilling of boreholes, installing pumps
• Rainwater harvesting, water storage
• Household filters and purification
• Hygiene education

18. Types of Rotary Water Projects
• Building latrines and toilet blocks
• Irrigation and food security
• Pipelines/distribution systems
• Training the local private sector in
production, maintenance, marketing,..

19. Reasons for clubs to join
• Support Future Vision, Water and WASRAG
– Raise money and awareness for water projects,
– In line with Future vision; endorsed by WASRAG
• Easy to organize
– Easiest way for a club to participate in Water.
– Piggyback on experiences of other clubs
• Alignment between Avenues of Service
– Fits with New Generations (youth), Community
service and International service

20. Benefits
to clubs
• Fundraising • Membership recruitment
– Raise up to $15,000 – Indirectly leads to new
– Matching grants will members
MORE than double this • Manageable
amount for approved – 1 RC can organize or several
projects (depending on cooperating clubs.
your district contribution)
– Fits commission structure &
• Publicity Rotary year
– Generates media • Fun and rewarding
attention, promotes club

21. Steps to organize (1)
• Generate club support for Water
– Inspire club to adopt water theme
– Gain backing from entire club
• Registration
– Register on the website
• Download the support guide
– Available on the website
– Contains everything you need to get
organized & make your event a success.

22. Steps to organize (2)
• Form a committee
– Establish committee of 4-6 Rotarians
to manage event organization.
– Delegate roles and actions
– Allocate tasks, plan track progress
• Participant Recruitment
& Fundraising
– Send invitations
– Based on standard templates &
examples from experienced clubs

23. Steps to organize (3)
• Seek sponsors
– To cover costs, provide needed items for the event
• Project selection: Multiple project options
– Choose from approved (Rotary) projects
– Team up with other clubs for larger water projects
– Submit your own Rotary project for approval

24. Convinced, or
want to know more?
Visit: www.rotaryglobalrun4water.org
Contact us to learn more and to get involved