What is INTEROTA

Interota is a worldwide Rotaract meeting, held every three years. It provides Rotaractors with a forum for sharing ideas, concerns, and experiences with other Rotaract club members around the world. Participants are also treated to sightseeing and other cultural events throughout the weeklong event.
Although Interota is not an official Rotary International meeting, the Rotary International Board of Directors recognizes its value and supports the event by approving its program content and by ensuring representation of RI leadership.

This triennial meeting offers workshops, discussions, and speakers on topics of interest. It is also an opportunity to network and socialize with fellow Rotaractors from around the world. At the meeting, delegations from various countries present conference proposals for the upcoming Interota, and participants then, vote to select the next meeting site.

2011 is an Interota year. Egypt is hosting the 11th Interota which being held between 18 and 23rd November 2011 in Hurghada, Egypr under the theme “Peace, Education and Environment”.


Our club is being represented with one representative.

What is RYLA

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership program coordinated by Rotary Clubs across the globe. Young people (usually Rotaractors) are sponsored by Rotary Clubs to attend such events, in line with the Rotary goal of investing in New Generation and the Rotaract goal of deveoping professional and leadership skills.

Participants are chosen for their leadership potential. The format of the various RYLA events vary, but commonly take the form of a seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss leadership skills and to learn those skills through practice. Rotary clubs and districts select participants and facilitate the event's curriculum.
RYLA aims to:

• Demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth;
• Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders;
• Encourage leadership of youth by youth;
• Recognise publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities.

RYLA programs usually cover the following core topics:

• Fundamentals of leadership
• Ethics of positive leadership
• Importance of communication skills in effective leadership
• Problem-solving and conflict management
• Rotary's purpose and service to the community
• Building self confidence and self-esteem
• Elements of community and global citizenship

Some info about Rotary

Since Rotaract is a Rotary project, and operates within the ambit of Rotary International, we thought we give some basic info about Rotary.


Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

There are 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto
"Service Above Self", Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.

The Object of Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;

4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Avenues of Service

For years, Rotary’s commitment to Service Above Self has been channelled through the Avenues of Service, which form the foundation of club activity. 

• Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
• Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards. 
• Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
• International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.
• New Generations Service recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities as RYLA, Rotaract and Interact.

 For more, visit Rotary International official page or the relevant wikipedia article.

About Rotaract and its causes

Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International youth programme in 1968 and has now grown into a major Rotary-sponsored organisation of over 8,700 clubs spread around the world and 200,000 + members. It is a service, leadership and community service organisation for young professionals. Rotaract focuses on the development of young adults as leaders in their communities and workplaces. Clubs around the world also take part in international service projects, in a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world.

"Rotaract" stands for "Rotary in Action"

 

The goals of Rotaract are:

1. To develop professional and leadership skills;

2. To emphasize respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of the worth of each individual;

3. To recognize the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve;

4. To recognize, practice, and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities;

5. To develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems and opportunities in the community and worldwide;

6. To provide opportunities for personal and group activities to serve the community and promote international understanding and goodwill toward all people.

To find more about Rotaract please visit the official page or the relevant wikipedia article