Welcome

Throughout your time at RYLA you have learned more about your personality, working together with people you just met and how you go about solving conflicts in your life. Your team has worked together to solve physical and mental challenges, now it’s time to put all your new skills to work. Good luck!

Service Above Self

RYLA is just one of the many good things the 1.4 million Rotarians around the world do to help make the world a better place. We live by the motto “Service Above Self,” let that sink in… …Now watch the video to see how Rotarians use their skills & relationships to solve some the world’s most challenging problems. Then scroll down and learn more about Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus in which we fund millions of dollars in projects annually.

  • Rotary organizes the good work it does around the world into 7 areas of focus. Hover over each area to learn more about what Rotarians do to solve some of the most challenging problems we face in our communities and beyond.

  • Rotary encourages conversations to foster understanding within and across cultures. We train adults and young leaders to prevent and mediate conflict and help refugees who have fled dangerous areas.

  • We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases like polio, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. We improve and expand access to low-cost and free health care in developing areas.

  • We support local solutions to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to more people every day. We don’t just build wells and walk away. We share our expertise with community leaders and educators to make sure our projects succeed long-term.

  • Nearly 6 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. We expand access to quality care, so mothers and their children can live and grow stronger.

  • More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.

  • We carry out service projects that enhance economic and community development and create opportunities for decent and productive work for young and old. We also strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.

  • We take action to find innovative solutions and develop sustainable service projects to strengthen our local ecosystems and our planet.