Polio Plus

Polio Eradication

• Rotary, supported by contributions of more than US$450M from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has raised in excess of US$1.5 Billion and contributed countless volunteer hours from more than one million Rotarians.
• The Gates Foundation will continue to match two-to-one, up to US$50 million per year, every dollar Rotary commits to reduce the funding shortfall for polio eradication.
• Over 2.5 billion children worldwide have been vaccinated since 1985.
• Clubs and individuals are encouraged to contribute to the Polio Eradication Fund to ensure fulfilment of Rotary’s promise to the children of the world to have the world declared Polio free.

• Clubs are requested to support District initiated polio eradication fund raising events.
• D9800 is committed to supporting the fight to eradicate polio and will determine a suitable contribution annually to assist the program and supplement club contributions.

Rotary Walk with Us to End Polio

Following a very successful event in 2020 Rotarians and friends of are encouraged once again to take action from October 1st to 31st to raise awareness, funds, and support to end poliomyelitis, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens the children of the world today.  As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

 

It is crucial to eliminate polio from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the last two countries where it remains endemic. We must also keep all other countries polio-free. If eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyse as many as 200,000 children each year.

Rotary and its partners are committed to eliminating poliomyelitis completely from the world. Smallpox is the only other disease ever completely eradicated. Funds are still needed to continue immunization and surveillance efforts.  

The Rotary Walk With Us campaign throughout October is a fun way to raise awareness and funds to End Polio Now.  

Using Rotary’s friendly website (www.rotarywalkwithus.org), you can register to walk and set distance and fundraising goals. Alternatively, you can donate to someone who is walking. For the walkers the total distance you have set for the month is accumulated over the entire month of October. So, you can walk when, where and with whom you want. Each walk is logged on the website along with all donations. It’s easy.

All donations through Rotary will be matched 2 to 1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who are partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

All donations over $2.00 are tax deductable. Individuals, teams and Rotary clubs will be recognised and credited for their donations by The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust.

 

Register to walk and donate at www.rotarywalkwithus.org   

This website has more information on the event and the global program to eradicate Polio.

Donate today and be a part of the countdown to history. With your help we can end Polio for good.