Rotary ve Rotaract

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STRUCTURE OF ZONE 10 AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ENHANCING ROTARY IN THIS LARGE AREA Address by
Örsçelik Balkan Director, RI 2007 Sorrento
Institute
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• GRAZIE DI CUORE

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• ZONE 10
• 77 COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
• 26 DISTRICTS

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• ZONE 10A
• 53 COUNTRIES OF AFRICA
• ZONE 10B
• 24 COUNTRIES OF
• EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, NORTHERN AFRICA,
  CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA

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• WE NEED TO FILL THIS BIG LAND WITH ROTARY CLUBS
  AND QUALIFIED ROTARIANS

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TOTAL ZONE 10 CLUBS 1,843 ROTARIANS 46,6
97
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ZONE 10
SECTION A
SECTION B
Portugal D-1960 Greece D-1970
D-2470 Spain Greece D-2200 Serbia
Monten. D-2210 UNMIK Macedon. Turkey
D-2481 Cent. Asia Bulgaria D-2420
D-2482 D-2430 Northern
Africa D-2440 D-9010 Egypt, Cyprus, Middle
East D-2450
Africa D-9250 D-9100 D-9270 D-9110
D-9300 D-9120 D-9320 D-9130
D-9350 D-9140 D-9150 D-9200 D-9210 D-9220
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• CLUBS MEMBERS
• SECTION A 843 21,440
• SECTION B 1010 25,257
• ZONE 10 1843 46,697

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ZONE 10 Countries where Rotary Exists with more
than 50 Clubs
Turkey 234 Clubs 7,083 Members South
Africa 231 Clubs 5,028 Members Nigeria 207
Clubs 4,459 Members
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ZONE 10 Countries where Rotary Exists with more
than 50 Clubs
Spain 181 Clubs 4,456 Members Portugal 151 Clubs
3,630 Members Greece 103 Clubs 2,729 Members
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ZONE 10 Countries where Rotary Exists with more
than 50 Clubs
Egypt 74 Clubs 2,226 Members Bulgaria 73 Clubs
2,158 Members Uganda 52 Clubs 1,469 Members
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OTAL 1,328 Clubs out of 1,843 Clubs (
72) 33,565 Members out of 46,697 members (
72) ---------------------------------------------
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Challenges Against Rotary

• Economic and social circumstances
• Perception of Rotary being a Zionist
  organization
• Perception of Rotarys association with
  Freemasonry

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Challenges Against Rotary
4. Perception of Rotary being an American
Organization 5. Fundamentalist religious
movements 6.Radical political disputes that
divide the community sharply into camps
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Challenges Against Rotary
7.Lack of democracy concept and democratic
practices 8.Strong nationalist ideologies closing
doors to international communication and world
understanding 9.Totally abandoned free market
economic practices
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• MOST SENSITIVE AREA OF WORLD PEACE

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POLIO AIDES MALARIA PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POVERTY
AND HUNGER ILLITERACY WATER MANAGEMENT INSUFFICIEN
T PUBLIC IMAGE
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• SO
• WHAT DO WE DO ?

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• TURN
• RESTRICTIONS
• INTO
• OPPORTUNITIES

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• THE ONLY WAY TO DISCOVER THE LIMITS OF THE
  POSSIBLE IS TO GO BEYOND THEM INTO THE
  IMPOSSIBLE
• Arthur Charles Clarke
• British Science-fiction Author and Inventor

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• STRONG ROTARY
• ENHANCE ROTARY IN ZONE 10A

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• NEW MEMBERS
• RETENTION
• EXTENSION TO
• NON ROTARY COUNTRIES

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Zone 10 Countries Closed to Extension Gaza
Strip Iran, Islamic Republic Iraq Palestine
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ZONE 10 Countries Open for Extension
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• THERE IS BIG POTENTIAL TO EXPAND

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• IT REQUIRES
• CONCENTRATION
• COMMITMENT
• DEDICATION
• SOME INNOVATIVE APPROACHES
• and of course
• HARD WORK

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• PEACE
• IS A FUNDEMENTAL CHALLENGE
• IN ZONE 10

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• Paul Harris said,
• I have no hesitation in saying that World Peace
  could be achieved and made permanent, if reared
  on Rotarys firm foundation of friendliness,
  tolerance and usefulness.

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• WHAT CAN ROTARY DO TO CONTRIBUTE TO PEACE
• IN THE BALKAN REGION?
• - IN MIDDLE EAST?

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• A NEW INITIATIVE
• REACH OUT TO
• AFRICA

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• WE MUST NOT SIT AND RECITE THE
• IMPOSSIBLE

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LET US ENHANCE ROTARY
AS WE DEMONSRATE
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• THANK YOU
• ÖRSÇELIK BALKAN
• Director, RI
• Sorrento Rotary Institute
• 09 November, 2007