Does Rotary have a proven track-record. What other large humanitarian projects are being done by Rotary?
Rotary International is the spearheading member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and is the largest private sector donor. It has contributed more than US$600 million to the polio eradication activities in 122 countries. In addition, tens of thousands of Rotarians have partnered with their national ministries of health, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and with health providers at the grassroots level in thousands of communities.. Before eradication efforts began in 1988, polio paralyzed more than 1,000 children a day, which totalled about 350,000 children annually. The incidence of polio has since declined by more than 99 percent.
