Mission Statement

World Community Service represents service to others and international commitment – two major objectives of Rotary International. The Waterville Rotary Club places a high priority on sharing financial and human resources to help people in developing countries.

Action Guidelines

Recognizing the need to select from among many worth projects and to ensure that moneys will be invested wisely, the Waterville Rotary Club chooses to support those projects that meet certain guidelines. They include:

Helping others can only be effective if the project responds to the perceived needs of those being helped
The assistance must respect local customs and beliefs and be appropriate to the culture and the level of technology of those being helped.
A key element is always education and training—to acquire the specific skills necessary for the success of a project, but also those skills needed to develop continuing community support. There must be assurance that the project will take on a life of its own and will continue to flourish after the project has been completed.
The project must be designed so as to extend its benefits to other individuals and groups beyond the original ones, but recognizing that those who first were helped must be trained in how to help others.
A project must be rigorously evaluated at its inception, during its lifetime, and, if possible, through follow-up studies. To ensure effective evaluation, each project must identify measurable objectives and the effectiveness of the plan of action.
Support of Rotarians in the host country is essential especially in the management of a project.

The Waterville Rotary Club encourages other clubs and districts to participate in World Community Service projects, cooperates on joint projects, but chooses generally to be the primary partner in such projects.