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Rotary Peace Fellowships
A Program Overview and Update
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Rotary Peace Centers Program Vision:
The Rotary Peace Centers program has a vision of sustainable peace: encompassing a network of
peacebuilders and community leaders dedicated to preventing and resolving conflicts across the global
community.
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Rotary Peace Centers Mission
EMPOWER
GLOBAL IMPACT
BE A CATALYST
BUILD CAPACITYACADEMIC TRAINING
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Rotary Peace CentersHead Bullets
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Two Options for Study
Professional Development Certificate
“Strengthening the leaders of today”
Master’s Degree“Building the leaders of tomorrow”
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Master’s Degree
Five centers at six universitiesFifteen to 24 month course
Ten new fellows at each center every year
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Structure of the Master’s Program
Core courses in peace and conflict resolutionSpecialized courses and research
Applied field experience (AFE)Annual peace seminar
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Professional Development Certificate
One centerThree month course
Two sessions per yearUp to 25 fellows in each session
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Structure of the Certificate Program
Eight weeks of foundational instruction in the classroomOn-site fieldwork in for 2 to 3 weeks
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News & Updates
• Peace related breakout session in Sydney in 2014• 2015 Rotary World Peace Symposium in Sao Paulo, Brazil • New Mission and Vision for the Rotary Peace Centers program• Rotary Peace Fellows Leadership Retreat, April 2014
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Alumni
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Rotary Peace Fellow alumni locations around the world
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Rotary Peace Fellow Alumni
Nosisa Ncube (Chula, July 2007)Nani Mahanta (Berkeley, 2002-04)
Bautista Logioco (Duke/UNC 2002-04)
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2014-16 Rotary Peace Fellow Statistics
All Applicants Selected Fellows(Just Masters)
Selected Fellows(Just Certificate)
Gender 58.2% Female40.9% Male
62% Female38% Male
54% Female46% Male
Citizenship from Low-Income Country 57% 38% 56%
Average Age 32 Years 27 years 36 Years
Average # of years of work experience 8 Years 8 Years 8 Years
Previous Work ExperienceNGO or MLI: 36% Government: 11%Education: 20%Law 6%
NGO or MLI: 26%Government: 6%Education: 7%Law: 2%
NGO or MLI: 22%Education: 4%Government: 8%Law: 6%
Average IELTS 6.5 7 n/a
Average TOEFL 117 120 n/a
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Take Action
1. Recruit qualified Rotary Peace Fellowship applicants2. Advertise the Rotary Peace Fellowship3. Support the program by encouraging your district to become a
Peacebuilder District4. Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace
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Recruit Applicants
Send out a press releaseMeet with community partners
Promote the fellowship on social media
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Application TimelineJanuary - June
Districts interview, select and endorse applicants and
send to The Rotary Foundation for processing
All Applications Due by 1 July!
June- SeptemberTRF processes applications.
Districts will receive confirmation email when completed application is
received.
October Fellows selected in a
world-competitive selection process by
the selection committee
January- AprilClubs and
Districts recruit applicants
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Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts InitiativeUS$88 million raised toward the goal of US$125 million by 30 June 2015 to support the program. The Major Gifts Initiative goal includes:• Original goal included endowed gifts goal of US$90 million• Term Gifts goal of US$5 million has been surpassed• Districts worldwide contribute DDF as well to a pool of funds
supporting the fellowships
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Rotarian Action Group for Peace
Imagine a WorldBeyond WarBuilt byRotarians.
Mission: Serve as a resource to Rotarians, Rotary clubs and districts by supporting the peace work of Rotarians worldwide.
Website: rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org
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Peacebuilder Districts
• Allocate a minimum of US$50,000 over two years from their District Designated Funds
• Continue to donate US$25,000 a year in DDF to maintain Peacebuilder Status
• Receive specialized Peacebuilder District banner, peace pins and certificate as well as the opportunity to “adopt” a peace fellow
• To become a Peacebuilder District contact the Rotary Peace Center Program Coordinator at [email protected].
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Get more information about the program
• Subscribe to the Peace Net Newsletter by registering with MyRotary.org, select Member News, select Newsletters, and then check the box for Peace Net
• Visit www.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships
• Rotary Peace Centers videos on Vimeo and the Rotary web site
• “Like” the Rotary Peace Centers on www.facebook.com/rotarycenters
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Questions?For information about recruitment or promotional
questions, please contact Kat O’Brien, [email protected]
For general information, please contact [email protected]