Working with Rotary for a Just Global Community: A Professional View

This project examines Rotary International, a non-religious and non-political organization dedicated to humanitarian service, peace, and goodwill. It outlines Rotary's structure, focusing on its global reach and decentralized club system. The project details Rotary's contributions to the common good, including disease prevention, maternal health, education, and economic development. The author, a public health professional, highlights relevant skills such as empathy, communication, and advocacy, and suggests contributions like disease prevention, maternal and neonatal health support, and water sanitation awareness. References include Rotary.org and relevant academic articles discussing global health competencies and the role of social justice. The project emphasizes the application of public health knowledge to achieve global justice and improve the lives of people worldwide.

Working with Rotary for a Just
Global Community
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 Rotary International is a non-religious and non-
political organisation that is dedicated to serve all
people irrespective of their race, religion, colour,
gender political inclination or social status.
 The organisation aims to provide humanitarian
services along with working for peace and
wellbeing of all. It also tries to advance goodwill
around the world (Rotary.org).
 Primary focus: Promotion of peace, disease
prevention, maternal health, neonatal health,
education, water and sanitation and economic
development.
 Working area: Rotary works in a decentralized
structure. The central body is a global
organization, which is further divided into national
level, zone level, district level and Rotary Clubs.
Clubs are the local agencies through which Rotary
carries out its programs. (Rotary.org)
Rotary’s Contribution to the Common Good
 Ending Polio
 Promoting Peace
 Fighting Disease
 Providing Clean Water
 Supporting Education
 Saving Mothers and Children
 Growing Local Economies
 Disaster Response
 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
 Peace Fellowships
 Rotary Community Corps
 New Generations Service Exchange
 Scholarships (Rotary.org)
My Professional Contribution
 What skill sets from your profession could
contribute the organisations projects?
 What ways can you as a professional
contribute to the efforts of the organisation?
References
et Vetera, N. (2017). On Nature and Grace in Deus Caritas Est. Nova et
vetera, 15(3), 817-833.
www.Rotary.org
Jogerst, K., Callender, B., Adams, V., Evert, J., Fields, E., Hall, T., ... & Simon,
L. (2015). Identifying interprofessional global health competencies for
21st-century health professionals. Annals of Global Health, 81(2), 239-247.
Image sources: www.Rotary.org
Introduction
In Focus: Rotary International
• The doctrine of global justice stipulates that every individual is
entitled to a state of justice, and every person owe the same just
treatment to each other.
• According to Pope Benedict XVI, the purpose of catholic social
teaching is to help purify reason and contribute to the
acknowledgement and attainment of what is just (Deus caritas Est,
28). Being in the public health profession provides an excellent
opportunity to engage and realize these goals, for one working in
this particular field have the direct access to touch people’s lives
and help them in their distress.
• There is ample scope of serving the human beings and endeavor
to achieve global justice as a public health student professional,
associated with Rotary.
Professional Skillset relevant for the Organisation’s
projects
 Empathy
 Communication skill
 Advocacy
 Leadership skill
 Relationship Building (Jogerst et al., 2015)
My Professional Contribution
 Using the public health knowledge in preventing
diseases
 Working for maternal and neonatal health
 Utilizing skill and knowledge to spread
awareness on water and sanitation
 Using relationship building skill to spread health
related awareness among communities