01} What is Rotary Mainly About?
- The ultimate part of the Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the advancement of… International understanding, goodwill and peace
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{02} What is the Rotary Foundation’s First Area 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
- The Environment
- Apart from Global Humanitarian work, Rotary has set up “Peace Centres” to train people to be “Peace Makers”
{04} Where are The Peace Centres?
- Peace Centres are set up at Universities in:
- USA (Duke Uni. & Uni. of Nth Carolina)
- Japan (International Christian Uni – Tokyo)
- England (Uni. Of Bradford)
- Sweden (Uppsala Uni.)
- Thailand (Chulalongkorn Uni. Bangkok)
- Australia (Uni. of Queensland)
{05} How Do They Work?
- Each year, Rotary International selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of their peace centres.
- These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses.
- Programs last 15 to 24 months
{06} What Happens to the Graduates?
- Graduates become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution in their communities and around the globe. They…
- are reintegrating refugees in Sudan
- are creating jobs for disadvantaged women in India
- are supporting reconstruction in devastated regions of the world
{07} Where do they work?
- NGO’s
- Government Agencies
- Teaching & Research
- United Nations
- Law & Law Enforcement
- Journalism
- World Bank
{08} What has been achieved?
- In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centres have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in peace building
{09} D9780 Peace Scholar?
- Lucinda Garrido became District 9780’s first Rotary Peace Fellow and commenced her studies in Buenos Aires, Argentina in February 2011.
- She later transferred to the University of Queensland where she completed her Masters in International Studies (Peace & Conflict Resolution), graduating in June 2013.
- We have since had a number of young people in our Rotary district apply to be peace scholars including a young woman who applied this year
{10} What we can do?
- We can donate to Peace Centres as individuals
- Our Club can donate money raised from a fund raiser
- We can invite those who apply to be Australian Peace scholars to speak to us
- We can make others aware of these facts