Peace is Possible - Rotary Peace Scholarships

An Address by Bob Fels (RC Melbourne)

Rotary has striven for peace from its very early years.
-  Rotary was involved in the founding of the United Nations, and still has permanent non-voting seat at the UN.
-  Rotary International provides 10 peace Scholarships each year, lasting 2 years, at an annual cost of some US$75,000 – of which, of course, we pay our share. These scholarships are at one of the 6 selected universities around the world – and these are monitored to ensure that they continue to be up to standard.
-  District 9800 is the only district that has successfully sponsored a peace scholar every year since the program began!

What is peace? More than absence of war! Peace also involves peace keeping and peace building. And these elements often rely on the existence of real social justice.

Who do you know that might be approached to apply for a Rotary Peace Scholarship? (Deadline for 2012: 15 May. Consult David Rush.)

By Lawrence Reddaway