THE ROTARY FOUNDATION of Rotary International

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THE ROTARY FOUNDATIONof Rotary International
Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace
and conflict resolution
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THE PROGRAM

• Masters degree in peace studies, conflict
  resolution, international relations or related
  areas
• Professional development certificate in peace
  and conflict studies
• 7 centers at 8 universities worldwide
• Up to 110 Peace Fellows selected each year

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THE PROGRAM Two Options
Professional Development Certificate One center,
one university Three month course Two sessions
per year from January-April June-August Up to
25 fellows in each session, up to 50 per year Two
to three weeks of field study incorporated into
curriculum Strengthening the leaders of today
Masters Degree Six centers, seven
universities 16 to 24 month course Study
timelines differ according to each universitys
schedule 10 new fellows at each center each year,
up to 60 per year Two to three month applied
field experience during summer break Building the
leaders of tomorrow
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THE PROGRAM Common Elements

• Classroom coursework custom curriculum taught
  by experts from around the world (short-term) or
  existing university courses (masters)
• Field experience field studies (short-term) or
  practical internship (masters Applied Field
  Experience)
• Seminar before graduation annual (masters) or
  biannual at the end of each session (short-term)

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THE PROGRAM Objectives

• Support and advance research, teaching,
  publication, and practical field experience on
  issues of peace, goodwill, causes of conflict,
  and world understanding
• Inspire people to work for a culture of peace
  and tolerance while enhancing their capacity,
  knowledge, and skill to do so, in part by
  generating interaction between practitioners and
  academics
• Provide advanced education opportunities for
  Rotary World Peace Fellows in the area of peace
  and conflict resolution
• Provide a means for The Rotary Foundation and
  Rotarians to increase their effectiveness in
  promoting greater tolerance and cooperation among
  peoples, leading to world understanding and peace

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FUNDING

• Districts worldwide contribute DDF to a pool of
  funds supporting the fellowships
• Individual Rotarians generously support
  fellowships through
• Endowed Gifts (Gifts or commitments of US500,000
  or more)
• Named Gifts (Gifts or commitments of US60,000)
• Rotary Centers Major Gift Initiative Trustee
  approved initiative to raise US95 million by
  2015 to permanently endow the program

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THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications submitted to local Rotary clubs
Club endorsed applications sent to Rotary
districts
District endorsed applications sent to The Rotary
Foundation for processing
Fellows selected in a world-competitive selection
process by the selection committee
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SELECTION TIMELINE

• Application deadline for all fellowships 1 July
• Results Announced November
• Note Applications submitted each 1 July are for
  the upcoming year masters degree fellowships and
  upcoming January and June professional
  development certificate fellowships

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GOALS FOR ALUMNI

• Increased capacity in current work related to
  peacebuilding conflict resolution
• Lasting network of peacebuilders worldwide
• Global human resource with whom to consult
  collaborate when facing conflict issues
• Lasting relationship with Rotary

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ALUMNI SUCCESSES
Before Fellowship After Fellowship - Government
program officer World Bank analyst -
Communications and outreach associate Media
monitoring analyst for NATO - Social worker
International coordinator for peacebuilding
program - IDP/Returnee monitoring consultant for
UNHCR, Middle East Program manager for Middle
Eastern governments peacebuilding projects -
Local NGO program coordinator Director,
international partnerships, international NGO -
Local newspaper journalist Policy analyst,
international intergovernmental organization -
Researcher Civil affairs officer with the UN
mission in Nepal - Captain in the military
Major in the military - Teacher Development
program reviewer with AusAID
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HOW YOU CAN HELP

• Recruit qualified Rotary World Peace Fellowship
  applicants
• Advertise the Rotary World Peace Fellowships and
  Rotarys peace initiatives
• Donate to The Rotary Foundation

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Zone 34 Involvement in Rotary World Peace
Fellowships
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Peacebuilder DistrictsZone 34

• 6980 6920 6960
• Peacebuilder Districts Contribute 25,000 per
  year in DDF to the Rotary Centers
• Please consider becoming a Peacebuilder District
  Now.
• DDF is needed due to low endowment earnings

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Khaleen Grant
• Rotary Center Sciences PoClass 2002-04Sponsor
  Rotary Club Rotary Club of St. Andrew,
  JamaicaSponsor District 7020Citizenship
  JamaicaLanguages English and FrenchApplied
  Field Experience Jamaican Mission to the
  European Economic Community, Brussels,
  BelgiumCity KingstonCountry JamaicaCurrent
  Position Policy manager for serious and
  transnational organised crime for the Jamaica
  Ministry of National Security.

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Christian Oakes
• Rotary Center University of QueenslandClass
  2002-04Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of Green
  Cove Springs, USASponsor District
  6970Citizenship USALanguages EnglishApplied
  Field Experience Habitat for Humanity, Boston,
  USACity Washington, DCCountry USACurrent
  Position Works for the US Federal Emergency
  Management Agency (FEMA). He is usually posted at
  disaster sites, helping with temporary housing
  operations.

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Thavia Robinson
• Rotary Center University of BradfordClass
  2003-05Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of St.
  Andrew-North, JamaicaSponsor District
  7020Citizenship JamaicaLanguages Patois,
  French, and EnglishApplied Field Experience
  City Country JamaicaCurrent Position
  Research assistant and PhD candidate at the
  University of the West Indies.

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Kimberly Karnes
• Rotary Center Universidad del SalvadorClass
  2003-05Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of
  Arlington, USASponsor District
  6970Citizenship USALanguages English and
  SpanishApplied Field Experience Carter Center,
  Atlanta, USACity Country USACurrent Position

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Karla Castellanos
• Rotary Center University of QueenslandClass
  2004-06Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of Miami
  Beach, USASponsor District 6990Citizenship
  USALanguages English and SpanishApplied Field
  Experience Did not propose an AFE.City
  SydneyCountry AustraliaCurrent Position

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Carl Shephard
• Rotary Center International Christian
  UniversityClass 2004-06Sponsor Rotary Club
  Rotary Club of Tampa Carrollwood, USASponsor
  District 6890Citizenship USALanguages
  English and SpanishApplied Field Experience
  Columbia University Comparative and International
  Education, Research with UNITAR and USAID, New
  York and Washington, DCCity New YorkCountry
  USACurrent Position Director of program
  development for Peace Boat US, a project of the
  Hague Appeal for Peace at the United Nations and
  the Japan-based NGO Peace Boat.

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Jeffrey Winter
• Rotary Center International Christian
  UniversityClass 2004-06Sponsor Rotary Club
  Rotary Club of Brunswick, USASponsor District
  6920Citizenship USALanguages English,
  Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and basic Japanese
  Applied Field Experience City Country
  SingaporeCurrent Position

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Margarita Gonzalez
• Rotary Center University of QueenslandClass
  2006-08Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of
  Dawson County, USASponsor District
  6910Citizenship USALanguages English,
  Spanish, Arabic, basic FrenchApplied Field
  Experience International Institute of Human
  Rights in Strasbourg, France.City Country
  Current Position research associate at the
  Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in
  Atlanta, GA, USA, working on a civil-military
  project with the US Army

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Jarod Pepper
• Rotary Center Chulalongkorn UniversityClass
  January 2007Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of
  Tampa Downtown Daybreak, USASponsor District
  6890Citizenship USALanguages French and
  EnglishApplied Field Experience Applied Field
  Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace and
  Conflict Studies certificate program.City
  BaghadCountry IraqCurrent Position
  Administrative specialist working with government
  contracts for KBR, working at their Middle
  Eastern headquarters

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Jennifer Hutchinson
• Rotary Center Chulalongkorn UniversityClass
  July 2007Sponsor Rotary Club Rotary Club of
  Mandeville, JamaicaSponsor District
  7020Citizenship JamaicaLanguages
  EnglishApplied Field Experience Applied Field
  Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace and
  Conflict Studies certificate program.City
  MandevilleCountry JamaicaCurrent Position
  Parish coordinator with the Victim Support Unit
  of the Ministry

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Katharine Mote
• Rotary Center International Christian
  UniversityClass 2009-11Sponsor Rotary Club
  Rotary Club of Peacetree Corners, USASponsor
  District 6910Citizenship UK/USALanguages
  English, Indonesian, German, RussianApplied
  Field Experience City Country Current
  Position

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Anne Clare Angela Radday
• Rotary Center International Christian
  UniversityClass 2007-09Sponsor Rotary Club
  Stuart Sunrise Rotary, USASponsor District
  6930Citizenship USALanguages German, Hausa,
  FrenchApplied Field Experience Root Cause,
  Cambridge, MA, USA. City Country Current
  Position

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Zone 34 Peace Fellows

• Name Heather Richmond
• Rotary Club of Savannah Sunrise, USA
• District 6920