Polio Eradication
What is Polio?

How can you help? Learn more about polio, donate to Rotary’s Polio Fund,
and contact your District Polio Ambassadors to learn how you can get involved:
Anne Nauts, Chelsea – anne@annenauts.com
Ken Corlett, Dresden – kcorlett@teksavvy.com
Join the PolioPlus Society
For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide. Our PolioPlus program was the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication by vaccinating children on a massive scale. As a core partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.2 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
Read more about the PolioPlus program’s impact, and join the PolioPlus Society today!
Your Donation Goes 3x Further

Rotary has committed to raising $50 million per year for polio eradication.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a total commitment of $150 million each year. These funds provide much-needed operational support, medical workers, laboratory equipment, and educational materials.
Governments, corporations, and private donors all play a crucial role in funding.