1. World Community Service (WCS)
District 5890
Introduction
World Community Service (WCS), officially launched in 1967, reflects the heart of Rotary: using service to advance international understanding and goodwill. It is exciting, challenging, and rewarding for Rotarians to participate in World Community Service projects.
A WCS project is conceived when Rotary clubs from two or more countries join together to accomplish a community service initiative.
The WCS program provides Rotary clubs, in search of international assistance, an opportunity to advertise the needs of their project to Rotary clubs in other countries that might be willing to provide funds, materials, and technical and professional assistance.

2. Goals of District 5890 WCS Efforts
Assist Rotarians in Identifying & Accomplishing International Matching Grant Projects
Improve Quality of Life in Under-Privileged Countries
Promote International Understanding & World Peace
Goals:
To assist District 5890 Rotarians in identifying and accomplishing international matching grant projects.
To improve the quality of life for as many people living under privileged countries as possible.
To promote international understanding and world peace by facilitating cooperation and visitation between District 5890 Rotarians, Rotarians sponsoring international service projects, and people residing in under-privileged communities.

3. Objectives of District 5890 WCS Efforts
Interface with Grants Committee
Educate District & Club Leaders about Services Available through WCS
Develop List of Recommended Int’l Service Opportunities
Encourage Participation Between Clubs by Facilitating Cooperation & Communications
Objectives:
Interface with Dist Grants Committee to develop educational & presentation tools for dissemination
2) Use those tools to educate District leaders & Club Leaders about the services available through WCS
3) Develop a list of recommended international service opportunities. The project list will be prepared based upon recommendations of District 5890 Rotarians who have personal experience with the project and the cooperating Rotary Club in the host country.
4) Encourage participation between Clubs across our District by facilitating cooperation and communication.:
Share knowledge and financial and human resources
Share programs for Club meetings
Develop partnerships between clubs
Maximize the effectiveness of joint projects

4. Objectives of District 5890 WCS Efforts
Encourage Clubs to Become Involved in WCS projects
Assist Clubs in Securing Int’l Service Projects
Objectives (2):
3) Encourage District 5890 Clubs to become involved in World Service projects by describing the personal and Club benefits that are derived though Rotary International service work and assisting them in becoming involved. Present a power point presentation that provides:
the benefits of Rotary International service work,
a menu of worthy international projects and
how they can become involved.
4) Assist District 5890 Clubs in securing International Service Projects by June 30, 2008, by
Answer questions.
Identify a list of high-quality project opportunities.
Facilitate partnering among District 5890 Clubs.
Provide local Clubs with information needed to contact Rotarians sponsoring international service projects
Serve as mentors for Clubs seeking matching grants from our District.

5. Funding Available for WCS Projects
Matching Grants
Individual Grants
District Simplified Grants
Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants
Funding Sources Available for WCS Projects
Through Matching Grants, The Rotary Foundation matches contributions raised by Rotary clubs and districts for international service projects involving Rotary clubs or districts in two or more countries.
The Rotary Foundation offers Individual Grants to subsidize travel of individuals or small groups (2-5 people) for qualified international humanitarian service in Rotary countries for periods of up to 60 days. Funding is provided to plan future humanitarian projects or for direct service to the benefiting community.
A District Simplified Grant (DSG) is a tool Rotary districts utilize to support short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the community
Health, Hunger, and Humanity (3-H) Grants are awarded to fund long-term, self-help, and grassroots development projects which are too large (US$100,000 to $300,000) for one club or district to implement on their own.

6. Elements of World Community Service (WCS)
The WCS Projects Exchange
Donations-in-kind
Disaster Relief
World Community Service provides Rotarians with the opportunity to get involved in international fellowship in a variety of ways. Projects may be initiated informally on a club-to-club basis, or they may come about by using some of the tools provided by Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. The elements of WCS include:
• The WCS Projects Exchange is an online, searchable database, where Rotary clubs seeking assistance from other Rotary clubs can publicize their community service initiatives
• Donations-in-kind portion of the WCS pages of the RI Web site provides detailed guidelines for clubs supplying goods and receiving goods. In addition, there is extensive information about resource organizations that work with donated goods and may be able to help with a WCS project.
• Through local club and district efforts, Rotarians assist disaster victims by donating to relief funds; sending shipments of food, clothing, and medicine; collaborating with local organizations that offer emergency relief; and providing ongoing assistance during long-term reconstruction projects.

7. World Community Service Project Criteria
1) Project is humanitarian in nature 2) Rotary clubs in two or more countries are involved 3) One of the countries contains the site of the project
Criteria for a WCS Project
1. The project is humanitarian in nature.
2. Rotarians in two or more countries are involved.
3. One of the countries contains the site of the project.

8. How you can participate in WCS
Get Involved with an international service project by supporting one of many deserving projects listed on the WCS projects Exchange
Advertise your project’s needs to the more than 31,000 Rotary clubs worldwide by listing your project on the WCS Projects Exchange
How You can Participate in WCS
Get Involved with an international service project by supporting one of many deserving projects listed on the WCS projects Exchange
Advertise your project’s needs to the more than 31,000 Rotary clubs worldwide by listing your project on the WCS Projects Exchange

9. WCS Projects Exchange
Available as a searchable database in English on the RI Web site at
Includes short descriptions of over 400 Rotary club projects
Lists a local project coordinator for each project
Use the WCS Projects Exchange Database Available as a searchable database( to find a project in need of assistance.
Select three or four projects that may interest your club, or contact RI staff to request a tailored list of projects.
Communicate with the project contact directly to explain your interest and ask for more complete information.
Make your final project selection based on the information you have gathered
Correspond with the partner club to make all necessary arrangements

10. Important Guidelines Project sponsor must be in the project country
Register project using official Project Data Form
Notify RI of changes
Up to five projects per club may be registered at a time
Important Guidelines
Project sponsor must be in the project country
Register project using official Project Data Form
Notify RI of changes
Up to five projects per club may be registered at a time

11. Donations-in-kind Ideas for locating shipping assistance
Tips for packing and inventorying items collected
Resource Organizations
Donations in Kind
Ideas for locating shipping assistance
Tips for packing and inventorying items collected
Resource Organizations

12. Disaster Relief Implement long-term disaster recovery efforts
Current disaster relief projects are posted on the WCS Web pages
For emergency relief efforts work with Rotary grassroots projects and other organizations
The Red Cross
Shelter box
Aqua Box
Doctors without Borders
Disaster Relief
Implement long-term disaster recovery efforts
Current disaster relief projects are posted on the WCS Web pages
For emergency relief efforts work with Rotary grassroots projects and other organizations
The Red Cross
Shelter box
Aqua Box
Doctors without Borders

13. Project Fairs
To help establish partnerships between clubs in two countries, Rotarians are encouraged to hold and attend project fairs worldwide
Check out upcoming fairs on the RI Web site
Project Fairs
To help establish partnerships between clubs in two countries, Rotarians are encouraged to hold and attend project fairs worldwide
Check out upcoming fairs on the RI Web site

14. Why Participate in WCS?
Greater financial, material and human resources
Develop ties with Rotarians abroad
Learn about another country and its people
Create a favorable image of your country and Rotary
Address global concerns
Make a difference!
Why Participate in WCS??
Greater financial, material and human resources
Develop ties with Rotarians abroad
Learn about another country and its people
Create a favorable image of your country and Rotary
Address global concerns
Make a difference!

15. Materials and Resources
WCS Handbook: A Guide to Action (742-EN)
WCS Projects Exchange
WCS Remittance Form
There are several available Materials & Resources, including:
WCS Handbook: A Guide to Action (742-EN)
WCS Projects Exchange
WCS Remittance Form

16. Isn’t It Time Your Club Got Involved!!!
Isn’t it time for you to . . .
Reach out to someone who needs help?
Develop a relationship with a club from another country?
Become acquainted with the customs and culture of a
faraway place?
Get involved in a WCS project?
Any Questions????
THANK YOU!!!!!