Seven Areas of Focus
Our Local Action: In District 7950, we believe peace starts with empowering young leaders. We fundraise to support the students weekend activities, experiences and relationship building that Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) provides. District scholarships are equipping youth from Rhode Island to Cape Cod with the confidence, conflict-resolution and leadership skills needed to build inclusive, resilient communities.
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The Global Vision: We build infrastructure and educate communities to ensure safe, sustainable access to clean water and sanitation.
Our Local Action: While we fund vital global water and sanitation grants, our local clubs also work hard to protect our home waters. From organizing conservation initiatives around Narragansett Bay to safeguarding fragile municipal watersheds on Cape Cod and the Islands, we keep our local coastal ecosystems clean and healthy.
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The Global Vision: We support education, action and empower communities to conserve natural resources, preserve biodiversity, and champion environmental sustainability.
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Our Local Action: Living along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world means environmental stewardship is in our DNA. District 7950 clubs are regularly out in force—organizing beach cleanups, restoring native trail systems, and running community recycling drives to preserve our region's unmatched natural beauty.
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The Global Vision: We build healthcare infrastructure, set up mobile clinics, and lead the global charge to eradicate polio forever.
Our Local Action: Our district is a powerhouse for disease prevention. Currently District 7950 Rotarians have raised $44,745 for the PolioPlus Society Challenge this year. When combined with the essential 2:1 Gates Foundation match, our local efforts transformed into an incredible $134,235 to save children's lives globally.
Shout-Out to Our Top Fundraisers Clubs:
Fall River ($7,828), Warwick ($3,584), and East Greenwich ($3,203)
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The Global Vision: We strengthen communities' capacity to support basic education, reduce gender disparities, and increase literacy.
Our Local Action: Education is the foundation of community. Our local clubs work directly with school districts across Massachusetts and Rhode Island—donating thousands of individual dictionaries to elementary students, funding local library initiatives, and running reading-buddy mentorship programs in regional primary schools.
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The Global Vision: We invest in people, providing professional training, mentoring, vocational support, and globally microloans to lift communities out of poverty.
Our Local Action: We champion our regional workforce and local small businesses. Through business mentorship partnerships, and active support we aim to be a part of sustainable pathways to economic security.
The Global Vision: We expand access to quality care so mothers and children everywhere can experience a healthier, safer future.
Our Local Action: District 7950 clubs partner with local maternal health organizations, family shelters, and regional diaper banks in our urban centers like Providence, Brockton, and Fall River to ensure that vulnerable mothers and infants have the essential supplies and support networks they need to thrive.
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