Interact is an international organization of service
and social clubs for young people of secondary school age that fosters leadership and responsible citizenship and promotes
international understanding and peace. The name was created by combining the words "international" and "action." Interact
clubs are sponsored by Rotary clubs as a program of Rotary International. Rotary clubs provide guidance and inspiration, but
the Interact clubs are self-governing and self-supporting. Clubs take a variety of forms, both single-gender and mixed as
well as large and small. The membership base of a club can be drawn from the student body of a single school or from two or
more schools from the same community.
Each year, Interact clubs complete at least one community service project
and at least one project that furthers international understanding and goodwill. Interactors develop a worldwide network of
friendships through exchanges with local and overseas clubs. Along the way, Interactors develop their leadership skills and
initiative while meeting new friends.
Through their service activities, Interactors learn the importance
of:
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Developing leadership skills and personal integrity |
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Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others |
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Understanding the value of individual responsibility
and hard work |
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Advancing international understanding and goodwill |
The first Interact club was initiated in 1962 by the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Florida, USA. Two months later, the
first Interact club outside the United States was established in Tanjore, India. Today there are more than 7,780 Interact
clubs in some 107 countries and geographical areas, making Interact a truly worldwide phenomenon.
To day interact has grown
more than it was expected.There are about twelve(12)interact clubs that make up the zone.