ROTARY PEACE CENTERS

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ROTARY PEACE CENTERS

• PDG Nancy Pettus
• District 5440

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WORKING TOWARD

• MEDIATION, CONFLICT WHERE THERE IS WAR
• RESOLUTION PEACE
• UNDERSTANDING WHERE THERE IS DISHARMONY
• FOOD SECURITY WHERE THERE IS HUNGER
• HEALTH CARE WHERE THERE IS DISEASE
• CONSERVATION WHERE THERE IS ENVIRONMENTAL
• DEGRADATION
• SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC WHERE THERE IS POVERTY
• DEVELOPMENT

SHARE THE VISION
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4 FUNDING PRIORITIES OF TRF
HIGH PROFILE
LOW PROFILE
NOT IN COMPETITION DIFFERENT MARKETS
1 Educational Priority
1 Corporate Priority
NOT IN COMPETITION BROADENS GIFT OPTIONS
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Program Alumni

• Program alumni are looked to as leaders who
  promote national and international cooperation,
  peace and the successful resolution of conflict
  throughout their
• lives in their careers and through
• service activities.

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Masters Degree Centers

• Duke University and University of North Carolina
  at Chapel Hill, USA
• International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
• University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
• University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Uppsala University, SwedenThe newest site
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Masters Program

• 15-24 month course
• Study timelines differ according to each
  universitys schedule
• Up to 10 new fellows at each center each year up
  to 50 fellows per year
• Two- to three-month practical internship during
  summer break
• Building the leaders of tomorrow

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Professional Development Center

• Chulalongkorn University, Bankok, Thailand
• Program
• 3-month course
• Two sessions per year (Jan-Apr June-Aug)
• Up to 25 new fellows each session up to 50
  fellows per year
• 2-3 weeks of field study incorporated into
  curriculum
• Strengthening the leaders of today

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Where Are Peace Fellow Alumns?

• Working in grassroots and local NGOs
• National governments
• Military and law enforcement
• Bi-lateral and international organizations
• United Nations
• World Bank
• Org. of Amer. States
• Internatl Org. for Migration
• Fellows participate in a worldwide network of
  alumni committed to building peace

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Rotary Peace Fellows Where are they now?
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Rotary Peace Fellows What are they doing?
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Bill Boyd, Foundation Trustee Chair
TRF CHAIR BOYD SAYS . . .
The scholarship selection process resembles the
draft system used by US football teams.
Applicants are ranked by experienced Rotarians
and the universities. Representatives come to a
meeting and take turns choosing their actual
scholars. Choices may be influenced by geography
or subject. The result is that the best
candidates become our fellows and our program
remains among the best.
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Application Process

• Clubs select fellowship applicants and forward to
  district
• Districts interview and select prior to 1 July
  each year
• World level District candidates are forwarded
  to TRF for selection which occurs between July
  and October

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Eligibility Criteria

• Commitment to international understanding/peace
  demonstrated through professional and academic
  achievements and personal and community service
  activities
• BA degree or commensurate experience as with
  strong academic achievement
• 3 years paid or unpaid full time relevant work
  experience (Masters) or 5 years relevant work
  experience with current full time employment in
  mid to upper level position (certificate)
• Proficiency in a second language (Masters)
  proficiency in English (certificate)
• Strong leadership skills

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Eligibility (cont.)

• Recent undergraduates are generally NOT strong
  candidates
• People with disabilities encouraged to apply
• Rotaractors encouraged to apply
• Ambassadorial scholars must wait 3 years before
  applying for Masters program

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Ineligibility

• Active or honorary Rotarians
• Employees of a Rotary club, district, Rotary
  International or other Rotary entity
• Spouses or lineal descendents
• Former Rotarians and their relatives within 36
  months of resignation from Rotary
• NOTE The above may apply for the Professional
  Development Certificate

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WHY PEOPLE GIVE . . . IN USA

• Belief in cause
• Personal involvement
• To give back
• Peer pressure
• Tax advantage

• To improve our
• community/the world
• Respect for the person
• asking
• Recognition
• Because someone
• ASKED!

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ENDOWMENT PROGRESSAs of June 30, 2011

• TRF Goal is to raise 95 million endowment for
  peace fellows by 2015
• 61.2 has been raised toward total goal
• By 2010-11 Goal reach total of 55 million
• Actual by 2010-11 58,099,946 (105.6)
• Balance to raise 36,900,054