Defining Statement

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The principle core of the Kiwanis mission is the belief that the most effective way to enhance a community is to enhance its children. When you give a child a chance to learn, experience, dream and succeed, great things will happen. The needs of young children are Priority One at Kiwanis. But those needs vary from country to country, and from community to community. On the international level Kiwanis supports a worldwide service project to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). IDD is the world's leading  preventable cause of mental retardation. Since 1994 Kiwanis has invested 80 million dollars and saved millions of children in more than 80 countries. It has been projected that IDD will be virtually eliminated.

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Other Helpful Kiwanis Links

Circle K International

K Kids International

Key Club International

Kiwanis International Foundation

Kiwanis Junior