Rotary and World

Vision February
2008
 Rotary and World Vision:
Shared Values!

Many Common Goals:

 Clean Water
 Healthcare
 Literacy
 Combating Poverty
 Micro-Finance
 …and More!

IMPACT!
We can accomplish more together than
we can alone
World Vision’s Mission
Building a better world for children

Rotary Foundation’s
Mission
To enable Rotarians to advance
world understanding, goodwill
and peace through the
improvement of health, the
support of education and the
alleviation of poverty.
 The Needs of the Poor

“The needs of the poor don’t get met

because the poor have little money or
political power with which to make their
needs known and they cannot hold
anyone accountable to meet those
needs.” William Easterly from White Man’s Burden

Together we (Rotary and World Vision

as well as other NGO’s) have the power
to meet those needs
Area Development Program
Holistic and sustainable
 Another Great Quote

“Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a

day. Give a Woman Micro
Credit, she, her husband, her
children and her extended family
will eat for a lifetime”
–BONO, New York Times, Sept 21, 2005
 A Remarkable Model
Diverse Resources Time
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 years
Wholistic

Water…Food.. Life in all its fullness

Individual sponsors & donors

..Health…Education..

..Economic Enterprise
Churches, foundations, major donors

Gifts in kind Local Professionals

Government grants
 Fund Development Phase 3
Rotary clubs in district 5020, 5030,
5100 and 9200 Rotary districts, and
The Rotary Foundation matches $250,000

Matched Funding from World Vision$250,000

Matched Funding from

The Conrad Hilton Foundation $500,000
________________________________________________
TOTAL Project $1 million

Ethiopia Water Initiative

The power of a remarkable model For Rotary/World Vision
How cash gifts can be multiplied

*
$4 to $10

Club Cash gifts Amount that reaches

local project from ALL
sources
*Figures based on current matching partner numbers
What about Religious implications?
• World Vision understands and respects the
cultures in which they work. World Vision
does not proselytize.
• World Vision is motivated by faith to serve
the world’s poor.
• World Vision does not build churches.
• World Vision serves regardless of ethnicity,
religion or gender.
• World Vision does not discriminate who
they serve including countries with many
religions including Buddhist, Muslims,
Hindu and other beliefs.
• World Vision receives $250 million from
USAID annually
 A Wise Investment

There are so many opportunities, lets

invest our funds wisely, focus on
quality projects with sustainability
that address all the causes of poverty.
Not just a difference in a life or
community, a lifelong transformation
out of poverty one community at a
time
 In Conclusion
As Rotarians, we all want to do
something and we want it done right.
World Vision is one of a few
organizations that can meet all
Rotary goals and make significant
impact beyond what we might be able
to do on our own.
Give this some thought when
planning your next project and ask
how we might accomplish more as a
team.

Thank you