What Is Rotaract?
UOW Rotaract Club is a dynamic group of empowered young people aged 18-30 who want to ‘make a difference’ in the community and the world.
Sponsored by Rotary International, Rotaract Clubs are part of a worldwide organisation of 170,000 individuals in 7,000 clubs covering 160 countries/geographic areas.
Members engage in a wide range of activities including social, professional and community events. Come and Join In!
Your club here at UOW is comprised of students and young professionals who want to meet new people, make new friends, help out the community and have lots of fun.
More Than Just Service...
A Rotaract Club is more than just a community service club. It is part of a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world. This effort starts at the community level, but it knows no limits in its outreach.
Are you thinking.. "but surely a club that does community service must be boring!?" If so, then think again! Remember, we're 18-30's. We're young and energetic... and resourceful!
Members work together to create and organise what we do in our community. We aim to make involvement with the club 100% enjoyable and fun! That means choosing interesting events and activities, and planning in the least-boring way we can. That might mean brainstorming ideas over drinks at the unibar, choosing projects that are hands-on rather than just money-raising, and planning details over a meal at a local cafe.
Our goal is to continue to be an awesome club that you want to help grow and develop... so come and get involved! We're young people out there making a difference in our community. With your involvement, we can make an even greater difference!
You Get What You Give...
What you put into our club will determine what you will get out of it. Events and activities are an opt-in basis. That means that you choose the level of commitment and activity that you have with Rotaract.
Students have a hectic life. Balancing study, assignments, exams, work, and a social life can be difficult at times. So, iif that means you can't attend a particular meeting, event or activity, it's no sweat! Just keep in touch with us.
Our club typically tends to organise our own events and activities around the university calendar, so as to time our events where more members are available to help. At the busier (or quieter!) times throughout the year when we don't have our own events and activities happening, there are opportunities to help out with other Rotaract, Rotary, NGO/charity and community events and activities.
Rotaract Has Goals...
Do you have goals? We do!
- Develop professional and leadership skills of our members.
- Emphasise respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual.
- Recognise the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve.
- Recognise, practice and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems and opportunities in the community and worldwide.
- Provide opportunities for personal and group activities to serve the community and promote international understanding and goodwill to all people.
