Overview
About Rotary Foundation (India)
Rotary Foundation (India) supports programs and projects of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Rotary Foundation (India) (“RFI”) is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 on 22nd February 1988. RF(I) provides Indian donors with a tax rebate of 50% under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act 1961. These contributions to RF(I) are also eligible for Donor recognition from TRF. Rotary Foundation (India) [RF (I)] is also registered with Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) hence, fulfilling the eligibility criteria to act as an implementing agency for undertaking CSR activities.
How we work?
Rotary Foundation India (RFI) transforms your contributions into service projects that change lives close to home and nationwide. In India, the Rotary Foundation (India) or RF(I) runs its interventions in two prime models –
Global Grants
Global Grants (with philanthropy donations) that support extensive activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s focus areas. Since Inception in India, RF(I) has completed 3375 projects worth 1.48 Billion USD across all Areas of Focus.
Corporate Social Responsibility Grants
Corporate Social Responsibility Grants (with CSR funds from corporates): Given Rotary’s profile and humanitarian efforts throughout India, Rotary Foundation (India) has expanded its partnership base by cultivating corporate relationships for CSR projects and implementing sustainable and impactful humanitarian projects through Rotary clubs/districts. RF(I) started its Pan India CSR operations in October 2016.
All service projects are designed and implemented by members of community-based Rotary Clubs to ensure sustainability and maximize the results of their work. We have a pan-India reach to implement projects through structured programs, with a network of nearly 2 lakh Rotarians in 4600+ Rotary clubs and 2600+ Rotaract clubs.
Since Inception
RF(I)'s CSR Journey so far
RF(I) started its Pan India CSR operations in October 2016.
Since its inception under CSR, Rotary has partnered with nearly 400 corporate partners and supported projects worth 10.6 Million USD.
Given Rotary’s profile and humanitarian efforts throughout India, Rotary Foundation (India) has expanded its partnership base by cultivating corporate relationships for CSR projects and implementing sustainable and impactful humanitarian projects through Rotary clubs/districts.
Our Programmes
Disease Prevention And Treatment
The Rotary Club of Gurgaon launched a Mobile Mammography van
The van was launched in 2016 and has a mammography unit, PAP smear chamber, and X-ray unit. The van provides free mammography screenings to underprivileged women to detect breast cancer early, charging a nominal fee per camp to sustain operations. Initially covering Delhi-NCR and nearby areas, the van was grounded in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown but plans to resume service soon.
Environment
Solar power helps promote integrated village development in Maharashtra’s Vanvasi.
The Rotary Club of Bombay, in collaboration with the Chirag Rural Development Foundation, completed an integrated village development plan in Vanvasi village, Jawahar taluka, Maharashtra. The project includes a submersible solar pump for drinking water for 120 homes, another pump for irrigating 20 acres of farmland, and solar lamps for backup lighting to assist during monsoon power outages.