Rotaract

Rotaract is the youth organization in the international Rotary movement. This is an internationally popular service club ( charity ) for young people aged between 18 and 30 years from different disciplines, professions and different political and religious directions. Therefore, the organization is close to the ideas and ideals of Rotary International (humanitarian services, commitment to peace and international understanding and " willingness to serve in daily life "). In the German speaking its members Rotaractors call. Other service organizations such as the Lions Club have formed a club for young adults, to further promote their charitable goals.

• 4.1 International
• 4.2 Germany

Organization

Rotaract was established in the 1960s by Rotary International. The aim of Rotaract is to promote the recognition of ethical principles as part of a professional responsibility among young, active adults. The clubs maintain friendship, lead a lecture by nature, discuss current issues and organize events to support social purposes. How Rotary would also encourage Rotaract understanding and peace among nations. Rotaractors close contacts among themselves within the framework of regional ( district ), national and international meetings and club partnerships.

Rotaract is a word created from Rotary in Action. The name is said to combine youthful vitality with responsibly. Rotaract as an independent part of the Rotary world community is closely related to Rotary. This is particularly true for the ratio of the Rotaract clubs to their Rotary club sponsors.

An important principle for Rotaract is the principle of rotation. The boards of directors of the clubs to be filled each year. This should lead to a permanent revival and great variety. In addition, they seek to continuously learn to take responsibility and to practice every year in new roles the individual club members.

Rotaract clubs

Rotaract consists of individual clubs where young people aged 18 to 30 years involved. Each Rotaract club in Germany is self-sufficient and designed his own club life at the three pillars rotaractischen " learning - Celebrations - Help " is oriented.

Member can be anyone who feels the ideals of Rotaract connected. You may ask to be a guest at the meetings of clubs and watch the club life. Taken one is the proposal of a member and in the absence of opposition. This rule is to preserve the integrity of the clubs and the friendly character.

Members over 30 years can continue to show connected as part of a so-called Past their club membership. While the majority of rotaractischen life in the club itself takes place, there is in the Rotary year but also many opportunities to meet Rotaractors from other clubs. In addition to activities that are carried out by several clubs at the same time, are particularly noteworthy that many charter parties and the annual conference on Germany, together with the hundreds of Rotaractors from all over Germany.

In Germany, over 3,200 members in 175 clubs involved. (May 2013) Worldwide, there are nearly 8,019 clubs with approximately 184 437 members in 139 countries (as of December 2005).

Each Rotaract club is organized in sponsorship of a Rotary club. Both clubs maintain a cooperative relationship. The Rotaract Club can develop independently and make his life as part of the Rotary Club idea independently.

The "three pillars"

Particular learning covers designed by members or external presentations, and company visits. In addition, include visits to exhibitions, concerts or theaters to do so. Occasionally, the Rotaractors are invited to the presentations at the Rotary Clubs ( their sponsor clubs ). Worldwide, there are by Rotary International offered seminars and workshops, Group Study Exchanges, as well as exchange - years to get to know other cultures and treat for friends. Rotaractors meet at district conferences, conferences Germany, euco 's World and conventions.

Help refers to projects or events, such as the action Rotaract.Leben.Geben. The information collected by the Rotaractors donations go to people who need assistance. A project is the action "buy one more thing " in supermarkets, where customers are asked for a good cause to buy a product more and lodged with the Rotaractors. The collected goods are mainly passed the panels on site or others in need. Especially at Christmas gifts are often packed for children in poor countries or orphanages. Furthermore, there are fundraisers, often in conjunction with the Rotary club sponsors. This also includes the sale of mulled wine and homemade cookies at Christmas market stalls. A distinction is made between regional projects on the ground, district-wide actions, projects throughout Germany as the Federal Social Actions and international projects like " Well for Africa" ​​or " eradication of POLIO " together with Rotary International.

Celebrations will be held at the club, district and international levels. There are e.g. Charter parties, Christmas parties or fundraisers parties.

Social Commitment

The Rotaract clubs are completely free to design their social commitment. Many clubs take care of orphanages and old age homes. But there are also offered by Rotaract Germany projects in which the clubs can participate. Exemplary examples:

The Federal Social Action ( Buso )

The Federal Social Action is organized by the Rotaract Germany Committee and coordinated and supported by the Rotaract Clubs through fundraising or man power.

In the Rotary year 2013/ 14 was supported as Buso "Plant- for-the- planet". The aim of the Rotaractors to plant 3,300 trees will be significantly exceeded. It is implemented Buso. Lectures, for example, on plant and tree customer and climate change, by show of hands -on activities in planting small seedlings or saplings already expelled and fundraising activities to support plantings in other regions

The Buso 2009/2010 " Alexandria 2 - give the future " was concerned with the continuation of the so-called pan-European award-winning Alexandria project. The aim of the project was, with a holistic approach to sustainably improve the living conditions of people in Ezbet El Mattar, a poor neighborhood. Project objectives were the provision of basic education ( literacy ) education in family planning, basic vocational training and microcredit. So far, it has significantly improved through the project the lives of over 1,800 people.

In the first step Rotaract want 10,000 euro for 100 new revolving microcredit à 100 - collect €. This will be done through fundraising activities of the clubs. In the next steps, it is important to develop the level of education and to expand the project to more sustainability.

"Buy -one - more " actions

In collaboration with the board the 'buy one more! " Was developed action. These people are asked to supermarkets to buy some more and to donate the board. The board regularly supplied approximately 1,000,000 persons in need.

History

Internationally

The student unrest late 60s were for Rotary International event, is the generation of 18 - to try to 30 -year-olds in order to promote an organization, in contrast to the student protest movement reflect the political beliefs and values ​​of the Rotarians. So Rotaract was established as an independent member of the Rotary world community. 1968 the first Rotaract club in the United States was founded.

Germany

The first German Rotaract Club Marburg / Lahn was founded in 1968, taken at Rotary International in 1971 and is the oldest active Rotaract Club in Germany. In 1973, Mainz, 1974 Giessen, 1975 Trier. In order to accelerate the development of Rotaract in Germany, the German Govenorrat decided to launch an organization for the propagation of Rotaract to life. Each district also received a Commissioner for Rotaract. The youth service managers of the individual Rotary clubs were instructed to perceive the needs of Rotaract club level. In the recent past, the Rotary clubs are increasingly gone over to Rotaract clubs look after by a " Commissioner for Rotaract ." To enable better information provision and distribution within the clubs and districts, a contact and information (AIS ) was established in 1978. As a national institution, the " Rotaract NEWS" was founded. Due to the rapidly growing number of clubs and the hardly controllable coordination of information, events, and the many requests for support for start-ups, the AIS was on the Germany conference in April 1989 in Hildesheim by a new organization, today's Germany Committee (DAS), tentatively replaced. This form of organization, established the Office of the District speaker and the Representative of Germany Committee. The new national structure of Rotaract Germany met with great positive response and was adopted at the conference in Germany near Frankfurt in April 1990 maximum majority. In 2004, the Committee in Germany " Germany Rotaract Committee " (TPM) has been renamed. The opening of borders to the east presented Rotaract in a new situation. The establishment of Rotary Clubs in the new federal states offered the opportunity to become known in the eastern part of Germany and to found there in reasonable time even more Rotaract clubs for Rotaract.

Structure in Germany

Clubs are grouped into 15 districts. Select each year a district spokesman, who promotes communication between the clubs and represents the district Rotaract in Germany Committee ( RDK ). The RDK also consists of five departments and a chairman, which support and inform the clubs infrastructure. In addition, a representative for Interact and Rotaract and Interact, a representative of the German Governor shall be appointed.

The Germany Conference ( DEUKO can be read )

The annual DEUKO can be read is the first and only national decision -making body of Rotaract Germany. When voting on proposals from the committees, workshops, and from the floor and elections of the representatives of each RDK has founded German Rotaract Club, which is present on the DEUKO can be read, one vote.

The organizational framework of the conference is designed by the organizing Rotaract club. The content design of DEUKO can be read is up to the Rotaract Germany Committee ( RDK ), and the conference will be headed by the respective incumbent RDK- chairman. The main objective of the conference on Germany 's information and exchange of ideas among each other Rotaractors. Committees on the ministries of the RDK and workshops on topics such as offices preparation, public relations, project management, "What is Rotaract? " etc. but mainly serve to further development of Rotaract.

In the closing plenary on Sunday, voting on proposals from the committees and workshops, and the assembly shall elect the Officers and the Federal Social Action of the upcoming club year. The new RDK- chairman is elected by the newly elected representatives of his body. The DEUKO can be read a motivational and information forum in the first place.

The next conference will take place from 4 to 6 April 2014 in Aachen.