Chartered in 2013, the Rotaract Club of Belmont is based in Bulawayo and is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Belmont. We organize a variety of projects and activities, addressing our communities physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. We believe that change starts with commitment to Fellowship Through Service and this philosophy reflects in all our activities. Throughout all Rotaract Clubs worldwide, you will find members volunteering in communities at home and abroad to support education and job training, combat hunger, improve health or raise funds for medical equipment and disaster relief. The club is also dedicated to creating the right programs and exposure to develop the members professional and leadership skills. This element characterises Rotaract Clubs and also benefits its members through expanding their understanding of the work environment and business opportunities within their community. Rotaract Club of Belmont empowers its members by making them key drivers managing relevant projects, with the collaboration and wealth of experience provided by the Rotary Club of Belmont.
ROTARACT AND ROTARY
Rotaract is an international service club organisation for youth ages 18 to 30 who want to make a difference. It was founded by Rotary International, an association of clubs made up of service-minded business and professional leaders. Today, there are more than 900 Rotary club-sponsored Rotaract clubs with some 200 000 members known as Rotaractors in over 170 countries.
Service and Fellowship are core values of Rotaract and are materialised through the following goals:
*To develop professional and leadership skills.
*To emphasise respect for the rights of others, based on recognition of worth of each individual.
*To recognise the dignity and value of all useful occupations as opportunities to serve.
*To recognise, practise, and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities.
*To develop knowledge and understanding of the needs, problems, and opportunities in the community and worldwide.
*To provise opportunities for personal and group activities, to serve the community, promote international understanding and goodwill toward all people.