1. Rotary, Peace,
and the
Rotary Peace
Centers

2. “The way to war is a
well-paved highway,
and the way to peace is
still a wilderness.”
Paul Harris
Founder of Rotary

3. In 1914, at the onset of World War
I, delegates to Rotary’s international
convention in Houston adopted a
resolution that called for the convening of
an international peace conference and
urged all Rotarians to support worthy
efforts such as the international peace
movement.

4. At the 1921 convention
in
Edinburgh, Scotland, Rot
arians unanimously
agreed to incorporate
peacemaking into
Rotary’s constitution
and bylaws.
In 1922, RI ratified the Fourth Object of Rotary:
...―The advancement of international
understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world
fellowship of business and professional persons united in the
ideal of service.‖

5. At the 1940 convention in Havana, Cuba,
Rotarians adopted a
resolution calling for
―freedom, justice, truth, sanc
tity of the pledged word, and
respect for human rights‖
that became the framework
for the UN’s Universal
Declaration
of Human Rights.

6. In 1942, British Rotarians
convened a conference to plan
a world at peace. Attended by
ministers of education and
observers from around the
world, and chaired by Past RI
President Sydney W. Pascall,
the conference led to the
establishment of UNESCO in 1946.

7. In 1945,
49 Rotary members
served in 29
delegations to the
United Nations
Charter Conference.

8. Today, Rotary maintains close relationships with
many UN agencies. RI’s representatives to the UN in
New York host an annual Rotary Day at the United
Nations to celebrate this partnership for peace.

9. Under Future Vision, RI and TRF have
adopted our Six Areas of Focus
 Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
 Disease prevention and treatment
 Water and sanitation
 Maternal and child health
 Basic education and literacy
 Economic and community development
Notice how #2-6 lead to #1 when taken together.

10. To focus our efforts,
In the 1990’s, Rotary considered the concept of
a Paul Harris University but later decided to
work in partnership with already established
university programs.
In 2002, TRF launched the Rotary Peace Centers
for International Studies so that Rotary could
become more strategic in its approach to
building peace by training a new generation of
peaceMAKERS.

11. Rotary Peace Centers Program Objectives
Create peace by
Advancing research and
study in peace and conflict
resolution
Creating and strengthening
world peace leaders
through advanced skills
training and education
Promoting worldwide
tolerance—and expertise–
through the incredible
network of Rotarian and
Peace Fellow cooperation

12. How does it work?
By providing the fellowships, we
take people who have the drive
and the promise, and we make
them even better.

13. Rotary Peace Center Option 1
Master’s Degree
“Building the
leaders of
tomorrow”
 Six universities,
five centers
 15 to 24 month
course
 10 new fellows at
Graduates from Rotary Peace Center
at the University of Queensland
each center
each year

14. Rotary Peace Centers University Partners
for Master’s Programs
Duke University and The
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
International Christian
University in Tokyo
The University of Bradford
in England
The University of
Queensland in Australia
The University of Uppsala
in Sweden

15. Structure of Master’s Program
 Specialized courses and research to support
each fellow’s interests
 Applied Field Experience (internship), usually
in area of unrest
 Annual Peace Seminar presenting research
theses
 Core courses in peace and conflict resolution

16. Examples of Core Courses
Conflict analysis and mapping,
conflict tracking, and
conflict transformation
Conflict management—
the practice of negotiation and
mediation—changing the
paradigm from adversarial to an
opportunity to solve a problem

17. Further Examples
Designing democracy in fragile and
divided states
Human rights and conflict—
setting legal, political
and ethical norms
Managing toward more sustainable
development and outcomes

18. Rotary Peace Center Option 2
Professional
Development
Certificate
“Strengthening the
leaders of today”
 One center, one
university
 Three month course
 Up to 25 fellows in each
session, Chulalongkorn University in
up to 50 per year Bangkok, Thailand

19. Structure of Certificate Program
 Practical experience
during 2-3 week on site
fieldwork
 Theoretical foundational
knowledge during 8
weeks in the classroom
 Alumni return to their
jobs with a professional
development certificate
in peace and conflict
resolution

21. Peace Fellow Alumni

22. Where to find applicants?
 Returned Peace Corps volunteers
 Former Ambassadorial Scholars
 University alumni associations
 University faculty from departments of
international studies, political sciences or
peace studies
 Non-governmental organizations involved in
peace and conflict resolution
Governmental agencies, local
police and military offices
 WORD OF MOUTH!
(Rotarians may not apply)

23. The Application Timeline
Jan-June
January-April Jan-May Districts
Clubs and Clubs interview, select and
districts interview, select endorse applicants
recruit and endorse and send to The
applicants applicants and Rotary Foundation
send to districts for processing
October All
Fellows selected
Applications
in a world-
competitive Due by 1
selection process July!
by the selection
committee June-September
TRF processes applications.
Districts will receive
confirmation email when
completed application is
received

24. Selected Peace Fellow Profile 2012
Gender 58% Female, 42% Male
Citizenship from 42%
Low-Income Country
Average Age 30 for Master’s degree
38 for certificate program
Average number of 6 for Master’s degree
years with 12.5 for certificate program
professional
experience
Previous Work
Experience

25. Rotary Peace Centers Funding
$4,000,000
Endowed &
$3,500,000 Term
$3,000,000 World Fund
$2,500,000
DDF
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

26. Major Gifts Initiative to permanently
endow the Peace Centers

27. 20th Century Remembered
A Century of War

37. Legacy of the 20 th Century
231,000,000
deaths

39. More people died in the
20th century as a consequence
of conflict than in
ALL
previous centuries combined

40. And there were
other victims ....

46. “War is always a ghastly
blunder ~ even the
victors lose.”
Paul Harris

47. Rotary Responds

48. Moving past the 20th Century,
a step at a time
There will always be conflicts, but:
Citizens of the world can learn to understand global
problems;
Gain the skills to resolve conflicts constructively;
Know and live by international standards of human
rights, gender and racial equality;
Appreciate cultural diversity and respect the integrity
of the earth.
Such learning cannot be achieved without
intentional, sustained and systematic education
for peace. Our Rotary Peace Centers do this.

49. Rotary World Peace Fellows
Our first Rotary Peace
Fellows graduated
just 8 years ago to
begin their work
around the world.

50. Arnoldas Pronkovicius

51. Monica A.
(For personal security,
given the current conditions
in which she works, she did
not provide a photo)

52. Amanda Martin

53. Indrajeet Karle

55. The Rotary Peace Centers
The End, Thanks for watching!