PEACE - ONE OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION'S SIX AREAS OF FOCUS, AND ROTARY PEACE CENTERS
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Starting in July 2020, our District will have a District Peace Chair, Elizabeth Teagarden. She can be reached at elizabeth@theteagardengroup.com or 704-408-7639.
Ways you can be involved in peace initiatives through Rotary are below. We will expand this with more information soon.
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NEWGEN PEACEBUILDERSSM
A major peace initiative, NewGen PeaceuibldersSM, was started right here in District 7680 in 2013. Its creator and director, Patricia Shafer, was the first Rotary Peace Fellow from our District. NewGen PeacebuildersSM has already expanded into seven other countries and various states in the U.S. More information is found here: http://www.motheringacrosscontinents.org/NewGenPeace/
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ROTARY ACTION GROUP FOR PEACE
Rotarians have created a vibrant Rotary Action Group for peace, https://www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org/. Please check it out to find a tremendous amount of information about Rotarian peace initiatives around the world. And join the group!
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ROTARY PEACE CENTERS AND PEACE FELLOWS
Promoting peace is one of Rotary's Six Areas of Focus, and the Rotary Peace Centers are an important part of that work.
- Click here and here to learn more about the Rotary Peace Centers.
- Click here for a Program Guide for Rotarians and those interested in applying.
Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the capacity of peace and development professionals or practitioners to become experienced and effective catalysts for peace. The fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses. Learn more about Peace Fellowships and how to apply here and near the bottom of this page.
Rotary created the Rotary Peace Centers in 2002 to identify and train highly qualified professionals to become agents of peace. Six Rotary Peace Centers at seven prestigious universities throughout the world offer Rotary Peace Fellows a rigorous program of study and applied field experience in areas relating to peace and conflict resolution.
We are fortunate to have one of the six Rotary Peace Centers in North Carolina, the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. They host a fascinating annual Peace Conference open to the public each April.
The Rotary Peace Centers draw from Rotary’s long, unwavering commitment to peace, seen in projects that address the root causes of conflict. Rotary’s 70-year collaboration with the United Nations and Rotary’s peace symposiums and peace forums throughout the world further the cause of peace.
The program relies on Rotarians to help identify potential candidates, with a goal of selecting approximately 50 master’s degree fellows and 50 professional development certificate fellows each year.
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