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Think like a Rotary Peace Fellow
T here are many pathways to peace, and in the eight Pillars of Positive Peace could support efforts
The Racial Equity Project takes a deep look into how
Rotary, we are fortunate to have Rotary
Peace Fellows who demonstrate this truth
to address racism, and it works to spread this message
time and again.
tion initially grew from Rotary’s strategic partnership
Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fel- to communities across North America. The organiza-
lowships for leaders around the world to study peace with the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global
and development, and what these peace fellows think tank dedicated to promoting Positive Peace.
learn prepares them to work in conflict prevention
and resolution and promote Positive Peace. Here are Managing disasters using data
a few examples of the creative ways peace fellows Through a Rotary Peace Fellowship, Jamie LeSueur
advance peace: earned a master’s degree in social science within
peace and conflict research. He now leads emer-
Promoting sustainability gency operations for the International Federation
Alejandra Rueda-Zarate combined her Rotary Peace of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, setting a
Fellowship in peace and conflict resolution with her management and operational framework for agency
master’s degree in energy and resources to support collaboration in emergency response situations.
her dream of protecting the Colombian countryside. Jamie has found that research data is a powerful
She founded the organization NES Naturaleza in tool to bring calm to the complex world of disaster
2011 to help farmers in Colombia and across rural response. No matter what an organization’s protocols
Latin America gain access to knowledge and training might entail, letting research be the foundation for
to uphold sustainable farming standards. That sup- decision making helps clarify even the most compli-
port has improved the lives of nearly 4,500 farmers, cated emergencies.
inspiring many of them to become entrepreneurs. These stories — and hundreds like them — show
And it’s helped promote both natural and social sus- how Rotary is creating a generation of leaders ready
tainability throughout Latin America. and able to build peace worldwide. Nearly 1,800 peace
fellows have graduated from Rotary Peace Centers, and
Ending racism they are applying their craft in more than 140 countries.
PHOTOGRAPH: KEVIN SERNA have applied their fellowships in peace and develop- R. GORDON R. MCINALLY
May the continuing work of peace fellows and the
Peace fellows Geoffrey Diesel and Kathy Doherty
Rotary members who support them inspire you to
continue to Create Hope in the World through service,
ment studies toward co-founding the Racial Equity
Project, a subcommittee of Rotary Positive Peace
fundraising, and creative thinking.
Activators in North America committed to studying
ways to create a more peaceful society through anti-

4 racism efforts. President, Rotary International
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