Rotary: Give Every Child A Future

In parts of the Pacific, nearly 1 in 16 children die before their 5th birthday. We’re going to stop that.

Project Vision

To celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve teamed up with UNICEF to give life-saving vaccines to 100,000 children across the Pacific.

Childhood Disease in the Pacific

Despite improvements in immunisation, the poorest and hardest to reach children are being left behind.

Diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhoea remain the leading killers of children – with kids under five being the most vulnerable.

Poor health systems, limited Government resources, environmental challenges and children living in difficult to reach areas mean kids are missing out on essential vaccinations.

Our Goal

To protect 100,000 children from rotavirus, pneumococcal and cervical cancer across nine Pacific Island Countries - Nauru, Tuvalu, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, Kiribati and Tokelau.

And by working closely with each country's Government, the program will continue long into the future, so generations of children have a chance to survive and thrive.

But we can only do this with your support. Please donate today and help give every child a future.

Impact

UNICEF are global experts when it comes to humanitarian aid and implementing vaccination programmes in diverse communities. Their approach will ensure the program is cost effective, efficient and sustainable long into the future. They will:

Bring together crucial partners and establish community ownership.
Align individual vaccination programs to country plans, so that they’re embedded into national priorities.
Procure vaccinations and equipment cost-effectively.