Grants are an essential part of what we do as Global Travelers. They are key to how we serve the world. Our club has decided to focus exclusively on international projects.
Our participation in grants depends upon our members’ donations to our Global Travelers Foundation. We also benefit from significant matching funds from District 5950 and from The Rotary Foundation.
Grants come in several varieties:
In our brief history, we have done all of the above.
Shortly after our founding, we became a collaborating club on a large clean water project ($28,813 total) sponsored by the Lake Minnetonka Excelsior Rotary Club in Minnesota. We contributed $500.
Other collaborating clubs on this project (all from District 5950):
Early in our Club’s history, we also contributed $500 to a Farm Irrigation Project in Nicaragua, sponsored by the Brooklyn Park Club in Minnesota.
Other collaborating clubs on this project (all from District 5950):
In September 2021, we sponsored our first project, building a veranda and a driveway at a clinic in Kenya. Our Global Travelers Foundation contributed $1,000 to this Small International Grant and received a $4,000 march from the District.
In June 2022, we sponsored another project at the Kenya clinic, installing toilets. Our club contributed $1,000 to this Small International Grant and received a $4,000 match from District 5950.
In August 2022, after a lot of planning and preparation, our Rotary Global Travelers Club took a big step and became the sponsor of a Global Grant. Through collaboration with other clubs, $24,000 from The Rotary Foundation, and a $20,000 Encouragement Grant, we were able to leverage our club’s $1,000 contribution into a $88,500 project.
Collaborating clubs on this project:
In June 2023, our club sponsored a Small International Grant to help provide liver cancer treatment in Egypt. This grant included $1,500 from Global Travelers Foundation, contributions from individual club members, a $10,000 grant from District 5950, $11,500 from other Rotary clubs, and $3,000 from the Cairo Elite Rotary Club (the host club). The total project is $29,500.
Collaborating clubs on this project:
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