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Polio Advocacy Resources

In 2012, the effort to end polio made historic progress. The year ended with the lowest number of new polio cases in the fewest places ever. There were fewer than 250 reported cases, compared with 350,000 cases in 1985, when Rotary began the fight to end polio. Today, we are “this close” to creating a polio-free world, and we need your help.

Become a polio eradication advocate by signing a petition, sharing your voice over social media, launching a fundraising campaign, or telling your polio story to local news media. In the fight to end polio, your voice is a powerful tool.

Becoming an Advocate

Get the facts about polio and spread the word via your social networks, throughout your local community, with the press, and to your government.

Invite policy makers (members of parliament, ministers, members of Congress, development agency representatives) to a local Rotary club meeting to discuss the progress against polio and how they can make history by supporting the fight to end polio.

For our progress to continue, we must ensure that polio immunization campaigns are fully-funded. World governments, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals have contributed in support this humanitarian endeavor. Now we ask you to add your voice in urging world leaders to provide the critical funding needed for the final push to end polio forever. Your advocacy efforts can help to ensure no child will suffer from this disabling – but totally preventable -- disease again.

Please sign the letter below to help make history by achieving a polio-free world.

Sign the Petition

Working With The Media

Send a letter to the editor or submit an op-ed voicing your support for the fight to end polio. Suggest a polo eradication story to a local reporter or editor.

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Rotary International maintains an extensive library of high-resolution photos, HD videos, advertisements and graphics to support polio eradication efforts. Use these materials to spread the word to you’re the news media in your community.

visit rotary.org/mediacenter

Show Your Support

Spreading the word is as easy as putting on a t-shirt or posting to Facebook. Show your support by shopping the End Polio Now store or changing your desktop wallpaper or Facebook cover photo to support the fight to end polio.

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Wallpapers

Add the End Polio Now message to your desktop, tablet or smartphone and your social profiles to spread the word about eradicating polio.

Shop End Polio Now

Purchase T-shirts, pins and other materials to show your support for polio eradication.

Shop.Rotary.org
Social-Media

Social Media

Post, tweet and share End Polio Now banners, backgrounds, covers, posters and videos. Spread the word!