Rotary and the United Nations have a special relationship since Rotary was one of the founders of the United Nations. It started in November 1943, when Rotary sponsored a conference in London with ministers and observers from twenty-one governments. This group began laying plans for what was to become UNESCO.

“Rotary is probably the only non-profit organisation which combines fellowship & service. We can’t have one or the other.

The ideas of Rotary is INDESTRUCTABLE.
Rotary is SELECTIVE but not EXCLUSIVE.
Rotary is IDEALISITICS but not INTOLERANT"

ProjectLINK is an on-line, searchable database which lists Rotary club and district community service projects in need of funding, volunteers, donated goods, and/or partners for a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, and completed projects that can be used as examples of best practices.

The Financial Times has ranked Rotary International one of the top five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for corporate partnerships. In the newspaper’s special supplement, Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy, Rotary came in fifth in the global rankings of 34 finalists.

Official Application Form for the Rotary Youth Exchange Long-Term Program is now available for download from the Downloads section.