ROTARY’S PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG LEADERS Adam Doty Jessie Dunbar-Bickmore 1 October 2015

What are Rotary’s programs for young leaders?

ROTARY’S PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG LEADERS | 3 OUR FAMILY OF PROGRAMS Interact Rotaract Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Rotary Youth Exchange years 30 years New Generations Service Exchange

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How do these programs benefit participants?

ROTARY’S PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG LEADERS | 6 THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, YOUNG PEOPLE…  Develop life skills  Acquire professional and leadership skills  Build international understanding and respect for the rights of others  Learn ethical standards  Gain opportunities for service, locally and globally

Interact

RYLA

Rotaract

Rotary Youth Exchange

HOW YOUTH EXCHANGE OPERATES  District Chairpersons work with their counterparts around the world to organize all aspects of exchanges  Club committees find and screen students and host families for participation in the program  RI works with districts on certification issues

New Generations Service Exchange and other opportunities

ROTARY’S PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG LEADERS | 13 NO TWO NEW GENERATIONS SERVICES EXCHANGES ARE THE SAME Individual, small groups, or teams One-way or reciprocal Language study, internships, vocational training, or community service

Rotary Alumni

ROTARY’S PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG LEADERS | 15 BENEFITS OF ENGAGING ALUMNI  As members  Alumni are interested in acquiring and expanding leadership and professional skills.  As volunteers  Alumni are volunteers and show a strong interest in international service.  As speakers, mentors, advocates  Alumni are interested in connecting with a diverse group of professionals and sharing their Rotary experience

INTERACT CLUB OF HUGH BOYD SECONDARY SCHOOL  Winner of the Interact Video Contest

ROTARACT CLUB OF SRI RAHM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, PANCHSHILA PARK  Rotaract Outstanding Project Award Recipient Project Azmat empowers women to build a better future for themselves — a life of “dignity.” Rotaractors, working with community partners, liberated a community of women from unsanitary and low-paying work, provided literacy and financial management training to help them create a sustainable business selling soap and detergent. This project shows how a single service project can improve sanitation, build communities, and support basic education and literacy.

ROTARY’S PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG LEADERS | 18 CONNECT WITH US ONLINE Rotary Youth Exchange Group Rotary Reconnect Alumni Group

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ACTION STEPS Learn what Rotaract, Interact, RYLA, and Youth Exchange look like in your region Enhance program connections and expertise by engaging with district and regional leaders Increase the effectiveness of ICCs by inviting young leaders to collaborate and provide local leadership Promote Rotary service through existing inter-country relationships

Questions?

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