Category: Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution

Rotary Peace Fellowships: training peace and development leaders

February 20, 2023

By Christine Torres, Senior Marketing and Recruitment Strategist, Rotary Peace Centers Promote peace in the world by encouraging peace and development leaders in our communities to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship. Each year, Rotary awards fully funded fellowships for peacebuilders from diverse backgrounds to study at one of the Rotary Peace Centers located at … More Rotary Peace Fellowships: training peace and development leaders

Train civil society to be peace ambassadors in your community

February 9, 2023

Building Unity for Peaceful 2023 Elections in Sierra Leone By Loretta Raider, Team Leader of Mediators Beyond Borders International’s Sierra Leone Project, and Principal of The Raider Consulting Group, a global firm focusing on organization development and peacebuilding Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), a Rotary International service partner and non-profit organization that builds skills for … More Train civil society to be peace ambassadors in your community

Be a disruptor for peace: 4 ways to generate peaceful change

February 2, 2023

By Rebecca Crall, Areas of Focus Manager, Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention In a recent conversation with a group of professional peacebuilders, one of my colleagues (and a new Rotary member) surprised me when he referred to Rotary as a “disruptor for peace.” A disruptor for peace? That was something new and unexpected. Disruption signals significant, … More Be a disruptor for peace: 4 ways to generate peaceful change

Rotary International-Peace Corps Week highlights ways this partnership promotes peace around the world

December 15, 2022

By Rotarian Wick Rowland, Ph.D., Niwot Rotary Club (Colorado, USA), Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and board member of Partnering for Peace. The second annual Rotary International – Peace Corps Week, which took place 19-23 September 2022, explored a range of issues in peacebuilding, from high-level institutional challenges to the detailed workings of several projects on … More Rotary International-Peace Corps Week highlights ways this partnership promotes peace around the world

Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International Partner to Train Community Mediators

November 17, 2022

By Lina Stahl, Mediators Beyond Borders International In 2019, a small group of visionaries from four Rotary districts in Zone 22, Southern Africa, approached service partner Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) to build social cohesion throughout the region by training a cohort of 100 community mediators to celebrate the Rotary’s Centennial on the African continent. … More Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International Partner to Train Community Mediators

International Day of Peace 2022: Building inclusive and peaceful communities 

September 21, 2022

By Ellina Kushnir, Service and Engagement Manager at Rotary International  Peace is a cornerstone of Rotary’s mission. By carrying out service projects, becoming peace advocates, and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, we promote peace and take action to address the underlying causes of conflict within our communities. We recognize that conflict often results from inequitable … More International Day of Peace 2022: Building inclusive and peaceful communities 

2022 Rotary-Peace Corps Week: Peacebuilding on the Ground 

August 25, 2022

By Partnering for Peace, a group of Rotary members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers  The service partnership between Rotary International and The Peace Corps is the focus of the second annual Rotary-Peace Corps Week taking place 19-23 September 2022. Partnering for Peace (PFP), a group of Rotary members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, is hosting … More 2022 Rotary-Peace Corps Week: Peacebuilding on the Ground 

World Refugee Day: five ways to support newcomers and migrants 

June 20, 2022

By Quentin Wodon, Chair of the Rotary Action Group for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration  UNHCR estimates that there are more than 100 million forcibly displaced people globally today. The number reached 89 million at the end of 2021, according to the latest report on global displacement, and has continued to rise over the past … More World Refugee Day: five ways to support newcomers and migrants 

Supporting the resettlement of refugees

March 17, 2022

By Quentin Wodon, Chair of the Rotary Action Group for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration According to the latest statistics from UNHCR, an estimated 84 million people have been forcibly displaced globally as of mid-2021. Within this group, 26.6 million are refugees and 4.4 million are seeking asylum. As the number of displaced individuals grows … More Supporting the resettlement of refugees

Rotary Peace Fellow using the media to create peace in Zimbabwe

February 24, 2022

By Patience Rusare, Rotary Peace Fellow at Makerere University When I applied for my Rotary Peace Fellowship for a professional development postgraduate diploma in March 2020, I deliberately chose the new center in Africa, Makerere Rotary Peace Centre in Uganda. In my application, I noted: “My first preference is Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Makerere is located in the … More Rotary Peace Fellow using the media to create peace in Zimbabwe