A Global Network of Community Volunteers

"Rotary allows ordinary people to do extraordinary things,” Wilkinson says.

Rotaract is ROTARy in ACTion, Rotary's commitment to promote world understanding and peace through development of leadership among youth.

 


Wilfrid J.Wilkinson Rotary International President 2007/08

  • a dynamic international service organization for 18- to 30-year-old women and men
  • sponsored by local Rotary clubs
  • where young people gather, have fun, and support local community charities
  • and work on international service projects
  • to develop personal leadership and professional skills
  • with 162,173 Rotaractors in more than 7,000 clubs in 158 countries


  • clubs can be community-based or college-based
  • each Rotaract club has at least one sponsoring Rotary club
  • but operate independently and choose their own activities and projects
  • usually meet every other week to socialize, have a planning session, participate in a service project or hear a speaker.

Join the international community of Rotaract to serve local and international communities, to make a difference, to spread goodwill and to work toward better understanding and closer cooperation among people of the world. Together we can accomplish a great deal more than any of us could do acting alone.