★ Rotary area of focus

Growing local economies.

Rotary helps people build businesses, find good jobs and manage money, so whole communities can work their way out of poverty.

Rotary International: Growing local economies What your club can do
Rotary area of focus tile: Growing local economies
Why it matters

The need, by the numbers.

Strong local economies give people the security and time to take part in their communities, including civic life and elections.

How Rotary helps

What Rotary does.

Rotary: Growing local economies Rotary Action Group for Community Economic Development

Take part

What your club can do.

  1. 1
    Mentor an entrepreneurPair members with small business owners or young entrepreneurs.
  2. 2
    Teach money skillsOffer free financial literacy workshops in your community.
  3. 3
    Rate your projectCheck it against the Four-Way Test, the 7 Areas of Focus, the 8 Pillars of Positive Peace and the 17 Goals at 47817.org.
  4. 4
    Bring Democracy In A Box to your clubContact us and we will help you get started.
The 7 in 4-7-8-17

Rotary’s 7 areas of focus.

See Rotary’s full work.

Stories, grants and ways to get involved from Rotary International.

Go to Rotary.org: Growing local economies