Rotary District 9930 adopted the Rotary Dictionary project in 2009 as a special emphasis on Literacy and it was enthusiastically taken up by all the clubs of the district. The success of the project is proven with over 23,000 dictionaries presented to students in District 9930 schools to date.
The project fits well with Rotary International’s drive for ‘literacy development’ to be a major goal worldwide.
The original project was aimed at providing year 4 students in low-decile schools in our district with their own dictionary.
As students with low literacy skills are found in all schools, many clubs link with schools with higher decile's and students above Year 4.
The dictionary is seen as a gift to each child that will be taken into the home and become a reference for all family members.