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Rotary New Zealand assists its partners in providing support to those living in poverty or affected by natural disasters. Our goal is to create sustainable outcomes - in the form of a hand up rather than a handout.
Join us in our efforts to relieve suffering and poverty in developing countries. Rotary's motto, Service Above Self, is at the heart of everything we do.
We provide:
Disaster relief. When our Pacific neighbours require immediate assistance following a cyclone, tsunami or earthquake, we distribute Emergency Response Kits. Once the initial response has passed, we help local people rebuild their lives. This might involve repairing homes, schools and hospitals, restoring water supplies and sanitation, and so on.
International development. We assist struggling communities make long-lasting improvements to their economic and social circumstances. We provide funding, project management expertise and experienced mentors to build capacity in affected communities so that they can become self-sufficient.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE KITS
People can lose everything, including loved ones, when disaster strikes. You can help in a practical way. Help survivors get through the first days by providing Emergency Response Kits. Kits contain basic equipment so that a family can construct a simple shelter and clothe themselves. There are essentials such as tools, toiletries, first aid supplies and household items.
* If you’re a New Zealander living in Australia who wishes to donate to our Emergency Response Kit appeal, we suggest you use this link for tax deductibility in Australia.
DISASTER RELIEF
Working with Civil Defence and other agencies in the Pacific, Rotary New Zealand provides rapid response when there are humanitarian crises such as the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga. Donations help us provide Emergency Response Kits and other basic needs. We also support and work with our partners in the recovery phase.
PARTNER PROJECTS
It’s all about teamwork. Without your generosity, partner projects in developing countries cannot be funded. But it takes more than money to really change lives. It takes compassion for those less fortunate than ourselves, expertise in many areas, stewardship, mentoring, capacity building and a can-do attitude – all of which we are able and keen to facilitate.
Please Donate to our Current Appeals
GIVE A FUTURE TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TANZANIA
This project offers hope to some 140 children who have no other opportunity of getting out of the poverty rut. The aims are to provide housing, vocational training, physical and emotional support, and impart life skills. Can you help us fund the 24 buildings necessary to house and train these children, to give them a new start in life?
UKRAINIAN RELIEF AID APPEAL
We’re collaborating with RAWCS to meet the life-saving needs of the civilian population affected by the crisis in Ukraine. Funds will be used to save and preserve lives, ease suffering and, in the longer term, to promote self-sufficiency.
Find out about the Ukrainian Appeal and how we’re responding to this humanitarian crisis by reading the full story.
Contact Us
For further information call +64 3 3599218
or send an email to info@rnzwcs.org
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Your donation to Rotary New Zealand's projects greatly assists our work. Thank you. Your gift is appreciated and is tax-deductible in New Zealand.
Please select a payment option that suits.
Online
Donate directly from this site.
Alternatively, you could donate on Givealittle.
If you’re a New Zealander living in Australia who wishes to donate to our Emergency Response Kit appeal, we suggest you use this link for tax deductibility in Australia.
We invite New Zealand tax payers who wish to donate to RAWCS projects (our equivalent in Australia) to do so through our site by quoting the project no. as in this example:
17-2014-15: Maternal & Child Health Project (MACH), Worldwide
Explore RAWCS projects and appeals by following this link: https://rawcs.org.au/explore-projects
At Westpac
Donate at any Westpac branch or via internet banking.
RNZWCS Westpac account
03 1702 0192208 02
SWIFT Code WPACNZ2W
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News
Vanuatu Earthquake 17 December 2024
We’re closely monitoring the situation in Vanuatu to see what will be needed, including dissemination of our Prepositioned Emergency Response Kits (ERKs) . We will update as we receive credible information.
What has been reported to us to date is :
Damage is localised in central Port Vila Town where significant damage has been sustained to buildings and the seafront, with a number buildings having collapsed
No significant damage has been reported so far in northern Efate or on any other island.
Few homes damaged outside periphery of the Town of Port Vila.
Power is on in Port Vila.
Main water supply to Port Vila severely compromised, but working.
Phone and Email links restored.
Peripheral Roads around Port Vila accessible.
Heavy Rain likely to cause further landslips around Port Vila.
HELP GIVE A FUTURE TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TANZANIA
Our focus is always on supporting the most vulnerable and ‘Laketatu’ in Usa River is a perfect example. A live-in Youth Training Centre - Laketatu - is being constructed to support up to 140 homeless children and youth offering them a home, vocational training and physical and emotional support. The project is also designed to support local women to grow vegetable and grain crops and raise livestock, providing them with incomes to improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
This is an exciting project and our hope is that you will want to become involved by donating. Thank you for any gift you can make.
Read a fuller story on our News page with instructions on how to give.
