Clean Water • GG-2641802
Solar-Powered Clean Water Systems & WASH Committees in Rural Kenya
Host and International Rotary partners engineered solar borehole kiosks and trained local water boards serving 18,400 residents.
People of Action,
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Rotary Foundation Global Grants unite local community insight with international Rotary partnerships to fund large-scale, measurable, and sustainable humanitarian projects, graduate scholarships, and vocational training teams worldwide.
Global Grant SpotlightsStories from around the world
Education • GG-2639104
STEM & Digital Classrooms Open Pathways for Girls in Maharashtra, India
Solar-backed learning labs, teacher pedagogy fellowships, and inquiry curricula turn aspirations into reality across 14 schools.
Vocational Team • GG-2650219
Neonatal Resuscitation & Midwife Training Network in Bolivia
A binational Vocational Training Team equipped rural maternity clinics and certified 120 community birth attendants.
Environment • GG-2648750
Mangrove Restoration & Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods in the Philippines
Coastal communities replanted 85 hectares of storm-buffering mangroves while launching eco-aquaculture cooperatives.
Build an international Global Grant partnership
Every Rotary Global Grant is co-created by two sponsors: a Host Club rooted in the project community and an International Partner Club outside that country. Together with community leaders and The Rotary Foundation’s World Fund, clubs turn local priorities into enduring change.
“Because our Global Grant started with a nine-month community listening assessment, local mothers designed the water tariff system themselves—and every tap is still thriving years later.”
Host Grant Chair, Rotary Club of Nairobi-East, Kenya
“Pooling District Designated Funds across four clubs unlocked an 80% World Fund match—multiplying what any single club could accomplish while building lifelong cross-border friendships.”
International Sponsor Chair, Evanston, Illinois, USA
“My Global Grant Scholarship funded graduate epidemiology training abroad and connected me directly with Host Rotarians running rural maternal clinics when I returned home.”
Global Grant Scholar, Public Health & Epidemiology
Seven Areas of Focus
To qualify for World Fund matching, every Global Grant project, graduate scholarship, or vocational training team aligns with measurable goals in at least one of Rotary’s seven foundational causes.
Selected Focus Area
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
Rotary Global Grants fund boreholes, rainwater harvesting, school sanitation blocks, and local water-tariff governance so clean water flows for decades.
US$22.6M in sustainable WASH & water-stewardship Global Grants
- Rotary Global Grants fund boreholes, rainwater harvesting, school sanitation blocks, and local water-tariff governance so clean water flows for decades.
Global Grants by the numbers
1,360+ grants
Global Grants approved in a single Rotary year across more than 200 countries and geographical regions.
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Awarded in annual Global Grant financing combining District Designated Funds, World Fund matches, and club contributions.
Explore16 years
Consecutive 4-star Charity Navigator ratings earned by The Rotary Foundation for financial health and transparency.
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Sustained action, lasting impact:
Community-owned from day one
A Global Grant never ends when the check clears. Every funded initiative begins with a rigorous local community assessment, builds local technical capacity, and establishes transparent governance so communities thrive independently for generations.
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