Welcome to the website for Rotary Youth Exchange in the Heart of England.

Rotary Youth Exchange covers a set of four programmes that are designed to achieve one of Rotary's core objectives - that of promoting world peace and international understanding.

The four programmes fit into two categories - Long Term Exchange, and Short Term Exchange (Family to Family, New Generations Exchange and Camps & Tours) - and allow young people (generally 15 to 25 years old) to spend varying amounts of time living in another country, enabling them to experience another culture directly. One of the fundamental principles here is to get them to appreciate that "different" is not "wrong" and that people of different countries and different backgrounds have alternative ways of looking at the world which are all equally valid.

If you live within Rotary District 1060 (generally the West Midlands and Warwickshire, with parts of Staffordshire and Worcestershire - see our District Map) please use our Contact Form to find out what may be available to you. Otherwise, please use the Club Locator to find your nearest Rotary Club.

Rotary District 1060 Youth Exchange Student Protection Policy

For the protection of both the students we select to send overseas and the students we host, Rotary District 1060 has a fully documented policy that is available for download here.

Welcome to the Rotaract Club of Klaipeda!

On Easter Saturday, the 3rd April, we welcomed Dagne, Rima, Kristina, Gintautas, Neringa and Sandra from Klaipeda, Lithuania into the UK. All of them are members of the Rotaract Club of Klaipeda and they are here in the UK until the 20th April on a programme that includes some vocational activities, home hosting with local Rotarians, visits to local attractions, a six day tour of Scotland and a visit to Bournemouth for the RIBI Conference.

We know that the team are very excited to be here and the whole experience should be very memorable for all those taking part.