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

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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 niki.fritz@rotary.org

For general information: rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org

To contribute to the endowment: Major Gifts OfficerElizabeth Cruft-Anderson,

Elizabeth.Cruft-Anderson@rotary.org

Packaged Grants