Rotary International’s definition of Conflict includes war, “violence, persecution, and human rights violations.” Rotary sums up its commitment and approach to addressing the issue in this way; “As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.”
Rotary refines this into Four Roles in Promoting Peace:
1. Practitioners: Our work fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies directly builds the optimal conditions for peaceful societies.
2. Educators: Our Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 1,800 peace fellows to become effective catalysts for peace through careers in government, education, and international organizations.
3. Mediators: Our members have negotiated humanitarian ceasefires in areas of conflict to allow polio vaccinators to reach children who are at risk.
4. Advocates: Our members have an integral role as respected, impartial participants during peace processes and in post-conflict reconstruction. We focus on creating communities and convening groups that are connected, inclusive, and resilient.
Our Club’s Peace Chair, Julia Morse, directs our Club’s efforts in this area.
For more information on Rotary’s efforts to establish Peace and resolve Conflicts, visit: