Through community and international service projects, Rotaractors help improve the lives of the people around them. In so doing they develop leadership skills and professional skills and establish a network of friends. Rotaract is friendship in action. Rotaract was founded in 1968 by Rotary International, a worldwide association of service minded business and professional leaders. Today there are more than 5,000 Rotary sponsored Rotaract Clubs in some 107 countries around the world, with over 100,000 members.
Clubs are either community based, or they are an extra-curricular activity on college campuses.
International Most Rotaract activities take place at the club level. Rotaract clubs hold formal meetings, usually every two weeks, which feature speakers, special outings, social activities, discussions, or visits to other clubs. Every Rotaract club is part of a district Rotaract organization, run by elected representatives with support from sponsoring Rotarians. The district organization plans regional conferences, develops regional projects, holds club leadership training programs, and works to strengthen the bond among clubs in the district. Rotaract functions at the international level through a committee comprised of Rotaractors and Rotatarians.