★ Rotary area of focus

Saving mothers and children.

Rotary works so mothers and young children everywhere can get good health care, from safe births to vaccines, and grow up healthy.

Why it matters

The need, by the numbers.

Many deaths of mothers, newborns and young children can be prevented with basic care, trained health workers and clean, safe births.

An estimated 5M
children under the age of 5 died in 2020, mostly from preventable and treatable causes.
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100,000
children Rotary members are working to immunize across nine remote Pacific Islands.
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4 countries
where Rotary members are training community health workers through the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge.
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How Rotary helps

Rotary helps mothers and children “live longer and grow stronger.”Rotary International

Take part

1
Assemble clean birth kitsPack kits with members, families or a school club for clinics that need them.
2
Support a clinic dayHelp local clinics with prenatal care or immunization days.
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
Bring Democracy In A Box to your clubContact us and we will help you get started.

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