We are a Rotaract club inside Rotary — a network of 1.2 million members in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, working across seven areas of focus. This page is the wider picture our projects sit inside.
Rotary began in Chicago in 1905 with Paul Harris and three friends, and grew into the world’s first service club. Today it is a global network of 1.2 million members in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Every Rotary and Rotaract club is rooted locally — ours in Nakuru — and connected globally through districts, The Rotary Foundation, and a shared set of causes. That combination is the point: local knowledge, global backing.
Facts paraphrased from Rotary International and Global Polio Eradication Initiative material; polio figures are as of 30 September 2026.
These are the causes Rotary funds and organises around — and the framework our own projects are built on. Each one below shows the global picture and what it looks like in Nakuru.
Rotary works for peace at every level — peace fellowships, community-led reconciliation, and the Positive Peace framework with the Institute for Economics and Peace.
In Nakuru: Our programmes connect local service with Rotary's worldwide work for peace.
Vaccination campaigns, training health workers and building clinics — most visibly through the polio eradication effort.
In Nakuru: Our health outreach starts closest to home: mothers and newborns at Bondeni Maternity.
Wells, water purification, sanitation infrastructure and hygiene education in the places where access is most limited.
In Nakuru: Water and hygiene needs run through our service: supplies for schools, mother packs for new mothers, and conservation work with learners at Pangani Special School.
Prenatal care, midwife training, immunisation and nutrition programmes that reduce under-five mortality.
In Nakuru: Mother packs reach new mothers at Bondeni Maternity — practical support for a new family. See the project
Schools, teacher training, adult literacy and scholarships — including for women and girls denied access elsewhere.
In Nakuru: Students at Limuko High & Primary School received sanitary towels and mentorship so no girl misses class. See the project
Vocational training, microfinance, women-led enterprise and partnerships with social entrepreneurs.
In Nakuru: Our financial-literacy drives and book club build professional skills among members and the people we serve.
The newest area of focus, added in 2021: reforestation, freshwater and ocean protection, sustainable agriculture and climate resilience.
In Nakuru: Planting and conservation with learners at Pangani Special School on Mazingira Day. See the project
Rotary launched PolioPlus in 1985 and helped found the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, alongside the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the US CDC.
Wild poliovirus cases have fallen by more than 99% since 1988 — closer to eradication than any disease in history.
Polio eradication is ongoing. For current case counts and outbreak information, consult the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s dated reports.
That is why Rotary clubs — including ours — keep fundraising, keep raising awareness, and keep the promise to finish the job.
Latest polio figures (GPEI)Founded in 1917, The Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s own charity. It turns donations into District Grants for local work and Global Grants for larger projects — always aligned to one of the seven areas of focus.
Our district runs a pledge portal and an annual Foundation Dinner, and our club can apply for Foundation funding for its projects.
District 9215 TRF pledge portalWritten in 1932 by Chicago Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor and adopted by Rotary International in 1943, the Four-Way Test is Rotary’s ethical guide for business and life. Of the things we think, say or do:
Rotary is more than Rotary clubs. These are the programmes that make up the family — Rotaract is ours.
Service clubs for young leaders — this is where our club sits, and how most members meet Rotary.
That’s usSchool-based service clubs that get young people serving early, often mentored by a local Rotary club.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards — intensive leadership training for young people.
Long and short exchanges that build international understanding between families and countries.
Master’s degrees and professional certificates in peace and conflict resolution at Rotary Peace Centers.
Community-led groups that partner with a club to serve where they live.
The Rotary and Rotaract names and marks belong to Rotary International. Our club uses them as a chartered club under Rotary’s brand guidelines, and official artwork comes from Rotary’s Brand Center — this page paraphrases published facts and links to the sources rather than reproducing Rotary’s copy or images.
The global network starts with a local club. Ours meets every Thursday in Nakuru — guests are welcome.