Rotary International is a non-profit organization that aims to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. The organization has over 1.2 million members in over 35,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary International is organized into several geographic regions, each of which is led by a director who is elected by the members of the region. The organization is best known for its efforts to eradicate polio through its PolioPlus program.