Rotary Scotland South Charity for Hope

Rotary Scotland South Charity for Hope is our District's charitable arm. It was constituted on 21 Dec 2023 to support the activities of our District and the clubs within, and to ecourage and enable partnership working with other Third- Sector organisations.  

Our Charity is recognised as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. 

Our Charity number is: SC053029

The purposes of our charity are:

(a)           To assist, facilitate or enable Rotarians and Rotary Clubs or Groups in Rotary Scotland South to plan, prepare, organise and deliver projects within Scotland and internationally (“Projects”) in accordance with the current Areas of Focus of Rotary International, namely:

(i)             Promoting peace. Rotary encourages conversations to foster understanding within and across cultures, thus working towards advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation.

(ii)           Fighting disease, thus working towards advancement of health and saving of lives

(iii)          Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene; thus working towards advancement of health, and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

(iv)          Saving mothers and children, thus working towards advancement of health and saving of lives

(v)           Supporting education, thus working towards advancement of education

(vi)          Growing local economies thus working on prevention and/or relief of poverty and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

(vii)        Protecting the environment; thus working towards advancement of environmental protection or improvement, and also

(viii)       Such other Projects that are reasonably analogous to the foregoing purposes as the Board and the members of the Organisation shall approve.

(b)           Where considered appropriate by the Board and the members of the Organisation to enable the Rotary International District 1320 (Scotland South) or their successors to plan, prepare, organise and deliver such Projects; and

(c)           To permit, enable and facilitate third parties including individuals, businesses, corporations, companies, charities and charitable organizations to contribute financial and physical support for such Projects.

Please click here for the Constitution of the Rotary Scotland South Charity for Hope.