Kiwanis Service Projects Worldwide Annually, Kiwanis Clubs sponsor about 147,000 service projects. To do so, Kiwanians raise and spend nearly US$ 100 million and contribute 6.2 million hours of volunteer time. Kiwanis' continuing services emphasis is called Young Children: Priority One, which focuses on the Special needs of children from prenatal development to age five. Projects conducted as part of the Young Children: Priority One Service emphasis involve US$ 14.3 million and 1.3 million volunteer hours annually.In 1994, Kiwanis launched its first Worldwide Service Project, a US $ 75 million campaign with UNICEF to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. Iodine deficiency is rare in areas where iodized salt is used, but in other parts causes physical retardation. As many as 1.5 billion people are at risk, especially young children. The initial fundraising goal was surpassed in 2001. IDD projects have now been funded in 95 nations. |
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