Donation Policy of "Rotary Club of Curaçao"

In general, donations are made to:

• Organizations which provide the opportunity to those most in need, to improve their abilities to overcome their disadvantaged position
• Organizations which provide services for those who may have been denied a quality of life enjoyed by the majority.
• Groups which give their time and resources to helping social problems
• Community organizations which offer their services for the benefit or enjoyment of the public and contribute to community well being.

• Salaries or wages
• Operating costs
• Organizations run for private profit
• Overseas trips

Disease prevention and treatment:        

• Improving the capacity of local health care professionals
• ​Promoting disease prevention programs, with the goal of limiting the spread of communicable diseases and reducing the incidences of and complications from non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes, heart disease, cholesterol, etc.)
• Enhancing the health infrastructure of local communities
• Educating and mobilizing communities to help prevent the spread of major diseases
• Preventing physical disability resulting from disease or injury
• Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to disease prevention and treatment

Basic education and literacy:   

• Involving the community to support programs that strengthen the capacity of communities to provide basic education and literacy to all 
• Increasing adult literacy in communities
• Working to reduce gender disparity in education
• Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to basic education and literacy
• Projects should be based on Curaçao​

Economic and community development: 

• Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, community leaders, local organizations, and community networks to support economic development in impoverished communities
• Developing opportunities for productive work
• Reducing poverty in under-served of our communities 
• Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to economic and community development

It is also interesting to know some other areas we support:

• International projects
• Rotary Club of Curaçao also financially supports projects executed across different countries, in partnership with Rotary Clubs in those countries.

Hands-on projects: 

Members of Rotary Club of Curaçao, family and friends are also available to provide hands-on support to your organization. Do you need some helping hands to paint or fix something or professional advise? Contact us.

Vocational Service:

Rotary Club Members represent different professions.

Youth Services:

• Rotary has several programs for students and youth:
• Interact Club,  for high school students
• Rotaract Club,  for professionals up to age 30
• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards more info also at contact Rotary Club Willemstad
• Rotary Youth Exchange whereby high school students can spend a year or less in a different country

Director Community Service Rotary Club Curaçao 2024 - 2025