Sarah Oxford - Rotary Pace Fellow
Sarah Oxford - Rotary Peace Fellowship
At last weeks meeting we were privileged to hear from Rotary Peace Fellow Sarah Oxford.Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers and through service activities. Fellows can earn a master’s degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution.
Rotary Peace Centers are at: Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; Duke University, North Carolina, USA; International Christian University, Japan; University of Bradford, England; University of Queensland, Australia; and Uppsala University, Sweden.
There are just 60 Rotary Peace Fellows selected globally each year The RI web site at www.rotary.org has information on the Peace Fellowship program. Peace Fellows are funded by the Rotary Foundation
Sarah Oxford just finished at University of Bradford with a focus on gender issues within Sport for Development and Peace. She is currently working in Australia teaching teenagers conflict resolution skills in conjunction with outdoor education programs.
Sarah’s specialities includes: non-profit management, conflict resolution, sport, peace and development, gender studies, gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, community development, rural development, micro-finance, sub-saharan Africa, small enterprise development, fundraising, donor relations, French.
Sarah’s specialities includes: non-profit management, conflict resolution, sport, peace and development, gender studies, gender mainstreaming, social inclusion, community development, rural development, micro-finance, sub-saharan Africa, small enterprise development, fundraising, donor relations, French.
Sarah’s Experience
Victoria University January 2014 – Present (4 months)Melbourne, Australia
Sport, Peace and the Resolution of Conflict (SPARC- working group)May 2012 – December 2012 (8 months)University of Bradford
- Researched the development and transformation of gender-based and gender-sensitive Sport, Development and Peace (SDP) programs in the Great Lakes Region.
- Produced 30+ page report to the East Africa Cup Organizing Committee, analyzing their approach to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding.
- Presented findings to 250+ attendees at the annual Rotary International Peace Symposium held at the University of Bradford.
- Assisted in the creation of the curricula for the Masters Degree in Sport for Social Coexistence and Conflict Resolution at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
September 2011 – December 2012 (1 year 4 months)Bradford, United Kingdom
- MA Peace and Conflict Resolution with distinction
- Research focus: Sport, Peace and Development & Gender Studies
- Relevant Coursework: Conflict Resolution Theory & Practice; Gender, Conflict, & Development.
- Peacekeeping & Peacebuilding; African Approaches to Conflict Resolution; Peace Studies;
- Religions, Conflict & Peace-Making in Post-Secular World
- Founder and Board Member Breaking Ground
- August 2006 – August 2011 (5 years 1 month)Cameroon and Portland, ME
- Breaking Ground partners with Cameroonians to achieve lasting solutions to their self-identified needs by investing in local knowledge, empowering women, and promoting economic development