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Rotary, Peace, and the
Rotary Peace Centers
“The way to war is a well-paved highway,
and the way to peace is still a wilderness.”
Paul Harris Founder of Rotary
In 1914, at the onset of the first World War, delegates to Rotary’s international convention in Houston adopted a resolution that called for the convening of an international peace conference.
At the 1921 convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, Rotarians agreed to incorporate peacemaking into Rotary’s constitution and bylaws.
Rotarians adopted a resolution calling for “freedom, justice, truth, sanctity of the pledged word, and respect for human rights.”
At the 1940 convention in Havana, Cuba,
In 1942, British Rotarians convened a conference to plan
a world at peace. Chaired by Past RI President Sydney W. Pascall, and attended by ministers of education and observers from around the world, the conference led to the establishment of UNESCO in 1946.
In 1945,
49 Rotary members served in 29 delegations to the United Nations Charter Conference.
Today, Rotary maintains close relationships with many UN agencies. RI’s representatives to the UN host an annual Rotary Day at the United Nations to celebrate this partnership for peace.
To focus our efforts,
In the 1990’s:
A Paul Harris University???
In 2002:
Launch of the Rotary Peace
Centers for International Studies in
Peace and Conflict Resolution
How does it work?
We fund fellowships for those who have the proven commitment and the promise, engage them in research and advanced education, and bring them into the incredible Rotarian and Rotary Peace Fellow network.
The Rotary Peace Centers
Duke-UNC, USA
University of Uppsala, SwedenUniversity of
Bradford, England
University of Queensland, Australia
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
International Christian University, Japan
Master’s DegreeMaster’s Degree
““Building the Building the leaders of leaders of tomorrow”tomorrow”
Graduates from Rotary Peace Center at the University of Queensland
Rotary Peace Center Option 1
Five centers, six
universities, 15 to 24 month
course 10-12 new fellows
at each center
each year
Structure of Master’s Program Specialized courses and research to support
each fellow’s interests Applied Field Experience Annual Peace Seminar Core courses in peace and conflict resolution
Professional Professional Development Development
CertificateCertificate
““Strengthening the Strengthening the leaders of today”leaders of today”
Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
Rotary Peace Center Option 2
Three month courseThree month course Up to 25 fellows in Up to 25 fellows in each session, each session, up to 50 per yearup to 50 per year
One center, one One center, one universityuniversity
Practical experience during on site fieldworkTheoretical foundational knowledge during 8 weeks in the classroom
Structure of Certificate Program
Alumni return to their jobs with a professional
development certificate
in peace and conflict
resolution.
Peace Fellow Alumni by profession
Where to Recruit
• Organizations involved in peace and conflict resolution
• Government agencies
• Local law enforcement
• Military personnel
• Former Rotary scholars
• Returned Peace Corps volunteers
• College faculty and alumni
• Look locally!!• Look globally!!!
How to Recruit
• Get a champion• Educate and
inspire Rotarians• Engage Peace
Fellows in events• Press Releases• District eNews• DG’s newsletter
• Subscribe to PeaceNet
• Social Media:– Facebook– Linked In– Twitter
WORD OF MOUTH!
Selected Peace Fellow Profile 2013Gender 58% Female, 42% Male
Citizenship from Low-Income Country
48%
Average Age 29 for Master’s degree
39 for certificate program
Average number of years with professional experience
6 for Master’s degree
11 for certificate program
Previous Work Experience
Applying: A Three Tiered Process
Rotary ClubClub locator: www.rotary.org/clublocator
Rotary District
The Rotary Foundation *World Competitive Selection
The Application Timeline
July 1
TRF Deadline
Jan-MayClub
interviews Jan-JuneDistrict
interviews
June-SeptTRF processes applications
October Selection by
Peace Centers Committee
PDG Chuck with Nixon Nembawarein Grants Pass
George Matiko Chacha and family in Kenya
Rotary Peace Centers Funding
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World Fund
DDF
Major Gifts Initiative for permanent endowment of the
Peace Centers
Goal by June 2013: $95,000,000
Raised as of 31 Jan. 2013: $82,423,371Gifts in progress: $1,832,969
Total: $84,256,340
Total number of gifts 2670
2012-13 Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative Committee
20th Century Remembered
A Century of War
Legacy of the 20th Century
deaths000,000,132
More people died in the
20th century as a consequence of conflict than in
ALL
previous centuries combined
And there were other victims ....
“War is always a ghastly blunder ~ even the victors lose.”
Paul Harris
Rotary Responds
The Rotary Peace Centers
Our first Rotary Peace Fellows graduated just 8 1/2 years ago to begin their work around the world.
Rotary World Peace Fellows
Ajanthi Ghandi(For personal security, given the current conditions in which she works, she did not provide her
real name or a photo)
Indrajeet Karle Police Inspector
Jeyashree
Nadarajah
UN Secretary General's Special Representative's Office for Sexual Violence
in Conflict
Amanda Martin Refugee Public Health Institute
Timothy HaynesUS Department of State
Arnoldas PronkoviciusPolicy Advisor to the President of the European Union
For further information
For application processing, recruitment or promotional questions: Niki Fritz [email protected]
For general information: [email protected]
To contribute to the endowment: Major Gifts OfficerElizabeth Cruft-Anderson,
Packaged Grants
