Rotary accepts Google's Challenge
Published by Nonsuch Rotary on February 25, 2008 at 11:33 am.
Rotary has received a US$3.5 million challenge from the Google foundation to help eradicate polio worldwide.
Google has agreed to match funds raised during the next twelve months up to $3.5 million. This follows a similar contribution from Bill & Melinda Gates' foundation, contributing $100 million to the cause.
Rotary has been working on Polio eradication since 1985 and to date $650 million has been raised and nearly two billion children immunised. Since the project started the number of cases has fallen from 350,000 annually to around 2,000 in 2006.
Nonsuch Rotary, along with the thousands of clubs throughout the world, contribute to this project via the Rotary Foundation. Although the Club directs most of its efforts to local initiatives we are also keen to help Rotary meet its international goals too.
Google has agreed to match funds raised during the next twelve months up to $3.5 million. This follows a similar contribution from Bill & Melinda Gates' foundation, contributing $100 million to the cause.
Rotary has been working on Polio eradication since 1985 and to date $650 million has been raised and nearly two billion children immunised. Since the project started the number of cases has fallen from 350,000 annually to around 2,000 in 2006.
Nonsuch Rotary, along with the thousands of clubs throughout the world, contribute to this project via the Rotary Foundation. Although the Club directs most of its efforts to local initiatives we are also keen to help Rotary meet its international goals too.
