Rotary Peace Fellowships A Program Overview and Update

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 2 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.

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 3 Rotary Peace Centers Mission Partnership with 7 leading universities around the world Empower Academic Training Global Impact Be a Catalyst Build Capacity

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 4 Rotary Peace Center Programs: 2 Options for Study Master’s Degree Empowers the leaders of tomorrow Five centers, six universities 10 fellows assigned to each of the 5 master’s centers (50 total) 15 to 24 month course Professional Development Certificate Strengthens the leaders of today One center, one university Up to 25 fellows in each session, maximum of up to 50 per year Three month course

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 5 Rotary Peace Centers University Partners

TITLE | 6 Applicant Profiles 2015 All Applicants Selected Fellows (Just Masters) Selected Fellows (Just Certificate) Gender 60.3% Female 39.7% Male 60% Female 40% Male 54% Female 46% Male Citizenship from Low-Income Country 54.8%48%56% Average Age33 Years29 years41 Years Average # of years of work experience 8.3 Years5.7 Years14 Years Previous Work Experience NGO or MLI: 38% Government: 12% Education: 23% Law: 8% Other: 19% NGO or MLI: 52% Government: 12% Education: 14% Law: 4% Other: 18% NGO or MLI: 44% Education: 8% Government: 16% Law: 12% Other: 20% Average IELTS n/a Average TOEFL96105n/a

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 7 Rotary Peace Fellow alumni locations 34% North America 22% Asia 20% Europe 9% South America 6% Africa 6% Australia/Oceania

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 8 Alumni Updates Alumni Update 95% work in peace and conflict resolution Approximately 900 alumni (2015 statistic)

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 9 Peace Fellows in the field Ali Reza Eshraghi Duke-UNC ( ) District 5160 Iranian-born journalist Ali Reza Eshraghi is the Iran project manager at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and a teaching fellow in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill..

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 10 Peace Fellows in the field Nai Lamb International Christian University ( ) District 5770 “The Rotary World Peace Fellowship has connected me to Rotary peace fellows and Rotarians worldwide. You are making a difference in eliminating polio, and this time, you are making a difference in world peace. I truly feel that this world is a better place because of Rotarians’ efforts.”

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 11 Peace Fellows in the field Cody Griggers University of Queensland ( ) District 5790 Favorite part about being a Rotary Peace Fellow: “Knowing that I have a community of fellows which I can call upon for professional, moral or other support as we all have such diverse expertise and experiences--it is really an unparalleled community that I remain closely connected to, as our paths continue to cross.”

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 12 Take Action 1.Recruit qualified Rotary Peace Fellowship applicants 2.Advertise the Rotary Peace Fellowship 3.Support the program by encouraging your district to become a Peacebuilder District 4.Support the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative 5.Join the Rotarian Action Group for Peace

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 13 Recruit Applicants Promote the Application Checklist VideoApplication Checklist Video Shop.rotary.org (brochures and print material) Shop.rotary.org Social Media: Subscribe to the Peace in Action newsletter Subscribe Send out a press release Meet with community partners

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 14 Application Timeline for Districts RECRUIT Clubs and Districts recruit applicants December - May INTERVIEW AND ENDORSE APPLICANTS REQUIRED for Districts OPTIONAL for Clubs Once an application is received, interview and select which candidates you would like to endorse 31 May applications are due to district APPLICATION DEADLINE All endorsed applications are due to TRF by 1 July TRF Processing Districts will receive confirmation that the application has been received Selection Committee Finalists and Alternates will be selected in November Announcements Applicants, Clubs and Districts will be notified about results in November Did you know? Your district may endorse multiple qualified applicants to the Rotary Peace Centers!

TITLE | 15 How to send out a press release 1.Create a localized press release Templates are available in all Rotary languages. Becca Holloway, Rotary Peace Centers Coordinator, at for the template. Feel free to customize your press release by adding your club or district’s specific deadlines, contact information, and information about past Peace Fellow alumni from your district. 2.Send the press release to local news sources

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 16 Rotary Peace Centers Funding The Rotary Peace Fellowship is a life-changing financial award. The financial support for the Rotary Peace Centers generously provided by Rotary, individual donors, and the University Partners makes the program possible. This support is funding the future of peace! Funding the Rotary Peace Fellowships is a global effort, with districts worldwide contributing their District Designated Funds to a “pool” of funds that supports the fellowships and has been directly responsible for transforming the program into one of the most distinguished and elite peace scholarships in the world.

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 17 Peacebuilder Districts A select group of districts have made DDF contributions to support the Rotary Peace Fellowship program:  Peacebuilder districts support the Rotary peace Centers by allocating a minimum of $25,000 annually.  Districts committed to building peace continue to donate US$25,000 a year to maintain their Peacebuilder standing.  Each Peacebuilder district will receive a peacebuilder district banner, peace pins and a certificate.

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 18 Gifts and Commitments As of 31 January 2015, there have been $118,803,233 million in gifts and commitments to the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative: US$59 million in bequest and insurance commitments; US$15 million in life income agreements; US$49 million in outright gifts and pledges; US$3.7 million in Districts giving DDF to endowed funds

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 19 Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative A goal of US$150 million by 30 June 2017 to support the program. Emphasis on gifts of US$50,000 or more 85 gifts of US$250,000 or more have provided 75 percent of the support to date DDF to endowment is counted toward this initiative

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 20 Rotarian Action Group for Peace: PeaceHUB map Rotarian Action Group for Peace Mission: Serve as a resource to Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and districts by supporting the peace work of Rotarians worldwide.

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 21 Resources For Rotarians: Program Guide for Rotarians PDF Application How to donate funds For future applicants: Application WorksheetsApplication Worksheets (Master’s & Certificate) Application FAQs Tips to improve your application Recommendation Forms Fellowship Guides Fellowship Guides (Master’s and Certificate) Visit to access resourceswww.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships Application Checklist Video

Rotary Peace Centers Program | 22 Questions? For general information, please contact