 Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Rotary members are passionate about providing sustainable solutions to poverty.
Our members and our foundation work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities. We provide training and access to well-paying jobs and financial management institutions. HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN We create opportunities to help individuals and communities thrive financially and socially. OUR IMPACT ON LOCAL ECONOMIES Rotary members train people to become resources for their community, offering networking activities, advice on new business development, and mathematics and financial management training. Rotarians make amazing things happen, like:
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 More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population.
Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults. HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN We take action to empower educators to inspire learning at all ages. OUR IMPACT ON EDUCATION The Rotary Foundation supports education through scholarships, donations, and service projects around the world. Rotary members make amazing things happen, like:
It’s been an amazing 12 months at Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club with numerous charity challenges, reindeer and health checks being just some of the many activities the club has been involved with.
Today (23rd November) the club celebrates their fifth birthday, and there’s lots to celebrate as the group of young professionals and volunteers have somehow managed to fit in 198 events over the last 12 months ranging from hands-on volunteering such as supporting FoodShare, to socials including walks in the countryside and plenty of pub visits, to fundraising for local and international charities, to networking! In addition, the club also welcomed six new members to their fold, Debbie Ingledew, Mesude Ipek, Catherine Young, Matthew Loughman, Nas Parkes and Karen Faul, taking their total membership to 45! Club President Michael Atherton commented “we’ve certainly lived up to what we set out to achieve 5 years ago having donated over 7,526 volunteer hours in that time and an incredible 1,145 hours so far this year. We have supported a wide variety of charities close to members hearts…and we’ve all had so much fun doing it.” The club organises several key events each year including the Easter Family Fun Day in Grenfell Park which now attracts over 800 local families each year, as well as the annual Health Awareness Day in the New Year which gives advice to Maidonians about blood pressure, healthy hearts, diabetes etc with the support of professional organisations. The biggest event organised by the club in the last year was their 24 Challenges event, which saw members take on 24 different challenges including swimming, Zumba, trampolining, mental challenges and Tai Chi over a 24-hour period, all in aid of The Rotary Foundation and End Polio Now. This single event raised over £2,800 and brought members closer together at the same time. Michael continued “the members of our club are an amazing group of people; they have inspired me and motivated me. I could not have asked for a better group of friends and I am very much enjoying leading the group this Rotary year.”  Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
We expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented. HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN Rotary provides education, immunisations, birth kits, and mobile health clinics. Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease. OUR IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN The Rotary Foundation reaches mothers and children in need by giving communities the help and training they need to take control of their own maternal and infant health care. Rotary makes amazing things happen, like:
 Clean water and sanitation is a human right. When people, especially children, have access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, they lead healthier and more successful lives.
We don’t just build wells and walk away. Rotary members integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene into education projects. When children learn about disease transmission and practice good hygiene, they miss less school. And they can take those lessons home to their families, expanding our impact. HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN Rotary has issued a global challenge to its members, asking them to work collectively to improve education quality and access — particularly for girls — by working with communities to improve teacher training, curriculum, and water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. THE POWER OF CLEAN WATER The Rotary Foundation is changing the world by providing grants for projects and activities around the globe and in your own backyard:
Find out more - click here  Each year, Rotary selects up to 100 professionals from around the world to receive fellowships to study at one of our peace centers. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders who become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution. These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses. In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,000 fellows for careers in peacebuilding. Many of them are serving as leaders at international organizations or have started their own foundations. Check out the Rotary Peace Map to see where our alumni are creating positive change. Our fellowshipsEach year, the Rotary Foundation awards up to 50 fellowships for master’s degrees and 50 for certificate studies at premier universities around the world.
Find out more - click here   Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club is pleased to launch a new Rotary Business Partner scheme to enable members of the local business community to help the club meet the many needs that exist locally and to give member businesses publicity.
Most people are aware of the worldwide organisation of Rotary and its remarkable success in service to the community and fundraising for good causes, but few realise what Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club does for the local and international community. The Rotary Business Partners Scheme has been instigated to develop closer contacts with, and support from local businesses and really is a fantastic opportunity to make our town a better place to live and work. Lisa Hunter, Rotary member and lead for this project, explained “Members of our Rotary Business Partners Scheme assist us by helping to cover the costs of our fundraising events and publicity, allowing us to maximise funds raised. Working together can bring great benefits to both partners, providing volunteer opportunities for member businesses and a collaboration of ideas.” The scheme formally helps Business Partners and their staff to meet their personal and corporate social responsibility aims and objectives. For a nominal annual contribution of £150, which is tax deductible, Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club welcomes you and your business as a Rotary Business Partner and will provide:
Want to Join? If you would like more information about becoming a Rotary Business Partner, please visit our website at www.maidenheadbridgerotary.org.uk/businesspartners, call Lisa on 07876 341334 or email businesspartner@maidenheadbridgerotary.org.uk  Our health is everything. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care. We believe good health care is everyone’s right.
Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together. Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care. HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN Disease does not prevent itself. We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases. Rotary members have hundreds of health projects underway around the world at any given time. OUR IMPACT ON DISEASE The Rotary Foundation is changing the world by providing grants for projects and activities around the globe and in your own backyard. Rotary makes amazing things happen, like:
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