By Madhup. Chandigarh, 30th Aug: Eradication of Rotary from the remaining four endemic countries in the world is Rotary International’s biggest challenge, said Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, the chairman of the trustees of The Rotary Foundation, while addressing the Rotarians here today. He commended the Rotarians of the world for continuous improvement in their fight against polio and how they have been able to bring down the incidence of polio over the years.
While appreciating the fact, he added that today India is among the one of the third largest country for its financial contribution to the Rotary Foundation after USA and Japan, and hoped that it would definitely continue to improve its ranking with its enthusiastic participation and growing number of Rotarians.
The Rotary Foundation, which is one of the world’s largest trusts, has spent over $ 800 million since the beginning of the fight against polio and in the leg there is an urgent need for more money for which Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation has contributed US$350 million, and another US$200 million is being raised by the Rotarians.
Earlier Rtn. Yash Pal Das, Rotary International Director Nominee, District Governor Madhukar Malhotra and Past Rotary International President Rajendra K. Saboo provided an overview of the pRotary’s greatest challenge is Polio: Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
By Madhup. Chandigarh, 29th Aug: Eradication of Rotary from the remaining four endemic countries in the world is Rotary International’s biggest challenge, said Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, the chairman of the trustees of The Rotary Foundation, while addressing the Rotarians here today. He commended the Rotarians of the world for continuous improvement in their fight against polio and how they have been able to bring down the incidence of polio over the years.
While appreciating the fact, he added that today India is among the one of the third largest country for its financial contribution to the Rotary Foundation after USA and Japan, and hoped that it would definitely continue to improve its ranking with its enthusiastic participation and growing number of Rotarians.
The Rotary Foundation, which is one of the world’s largest trusts, has spent over $ 800 million since the beginning of the fight against polio and in the leg there is an urgent need for more money for which Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation has contributed US$350 million, and another US$200 million is being raised by the Rotarians.
Earlier Rtn. Yash Pal Das, Rotary International Director Nominee, District Governor Madhukar Malhotra and Past Rotary International President Rajendra K. Saboo provided an overview of the projects being undertaken by the District 3080, and informed him about the involvement of Rotarians in providing relief for the catastrophe-hit Leh area.
The Rotary Foundation has been building bridges of understanding and goodwill amongst people of all nations through its humanitarian programmes, educational scholarships, and special initiatives like polio plus, disaster relief, etc.
On this occasion, some of the major donors to the Rotary Foundation and the clubs which have provided financial support to the polio challenge were also recognized.
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