Peace Net - June 2013

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Peace Net Rotary International June 2013 In the news The difference we can make in the world Joanne Levitan (Chula, June 2010) is a broadcast specialist for the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). She produced these short videos to highlight the positive effects that IFAD has on communities. Gambia: The Chief Indonesia: Surviving the Flood Peace fellows know Peace fellows share their insights on important issues in their fields. Ryan Gawn (USAL, 2003-05) shares tips on communicating with populations in divided or crisis regions. Raymond Hyma (USAL 2006-08) offers an opinion on the exploitation of unauthorized migrant workers in Canada. Prakash Tewari (Chula, July 2006) talks about the potential impact of corporate social responsibility programs. Sisters share a passion for peace Summer Lewis (UQ, 2010-12) and Katrina Lewis (Chula, June 2012) are both Rotary Peace Fellows. Summer talks about her family’s international background in Rotary Voices. Katrina (second row, far left) and Summer (front row, center) in 2009 with members of MarketPlace India, a fair trade textile cooperative based in Mumbai. Program updates Rotary Peace Fellowship applications due 1 July Rotary Peace Fellowship applications are due 1 July. If you are applying this year, please make sure you complete the 2014 application. All applicants and endorsing Rotarians will be sent a confirmation email when their applications are received. If you do not receive confirmation, your application has not been received. Email rotary...@rotary.org if you have any questions about an application. For last-minute questions about a fellowship, you can ask our LinkedIn group. Rotary Peace Centers Major Gift Initiative update The Zone 33 Peace Symposium convened by Director Anne L. Matthews in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA,  was followed by a lively reception Friday, 5 April, at which 150 peace fellows, donors, and friends kicked off the Duke/UNC Rotary Peace Center Annual Spring Conference. The North Carolina Botanical Garden provided a bucolic setting for conversation and refreshments. Remarks on peace by RI President Sakuji Tanaka and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson were followed by introductions of the Duke/UNC Rotary Peace Center Fellows, the center’s leaders, and the Rotary Peace Centers Host Area Coordinators Committee members. Following Saturday’s conference, a smaller group of Rotary Peace Centers donors and friends convened at the Carolina Inn for dinner and remarks by Rotary Peace Fellow alumnus Cameron Chisholm (Bradford, 2006-08). The event attracted Rotary Peace Centers supporters from throughout the United States. At their April meeting, The Rotary Foundation Trustees approved raising the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative goal from US$95 million to $125 million. The new goal will fund operations and add to the peace centers’ endowment, reducing the program’s demands on Rotary’s World Fund. The trustees established a target date of 30 June 2015 for reaching the goal. Peace conferences Watch video highlights of the Peace on Our Streets seminar in Manchester, England. Peace Fellow Charles Allen (Chula, June 2010) was one of the featured speakers.   Meet the graduates This year’s class of Rotary Peace Fellows from the Duke/UNC Rotary Center graduated Sunday, 12 May. You can find the link to each peace fellow’s presentation on the Duke/UNC Rotary Center’s website. Alex Cottin (Chula, January 2013) created this retrospective of the most recent class to graduate from Chulalongkorn University. Upcoming seminars International Christian University Tokyo 8 June Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand 29 August Class notes In memoriam Lovenia Naces (Chula, July 2009) passed away 7 April. She had pancreatic cancer. Her class of Rotary Peace Fellows and friends around the world miss her deeply. Read more. Published peace fellows Omid Memarian (Berkeley, 2007-09) edited a book of political cartoons,  Sketches of Iran: A Glimpse From the Front Lines of Human Rights, published by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. National Public Radio’s All Things Considered program interviewed him about the book and the role of political cartoons in his country. Ana Laura Zavala Guillén (Bradford, 2011-13) published the article “Argentinian Transitional Justice Process: Women Behind” in the Journal of Peace, Conflict & Development’s April 2013 issue. On the move We encourage all our alumni and friends to stay connected. By sharing your successes, we can update Rotarians on Rotary Peace Fellows’ activities and inspire current students and alumni. Contact Rotary’s alumni relations specialist, Mike Pfriem, with news of your recent work. Aung Aung (Kyu Hang Lee Endowed Rotary World Peace Fellowship, Duke/UNC, 2009-11) leads a social organization called Move Forward All Myanmar, which focuses on care for orphaned and disabled people in Myanmar. Francisco Manuel Benavides (Sciences Po, 2002-04) works for the UNICEF Americas and Caribbean Regional Office in Panama City, Panama. He is responsible for the organization’s secondary education and youth policies in the region. Angela Bruce-Raeburn (Bradford, 2005-07) is a program officer for the Stanley Foundation in Muscatine, Iowa, USA.  She oversees human protection programming focused on preventing genocide and mass atrocities. Rose Foley (UQ, 2008-10) is a news and emergencies manager for UNICEF UK. Mneesha Gellman (UQ, 2005-07) is a university lecturer in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She also continues to research the relationship between historic memories of violence, identity formation, and political participation for her PhD from Northwestern University. Cody Griggers (UQ, 2010-12) is an information analyst with the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia. He gathers and analyzes information and intelligence on political, security, and operational developments from the mission’s various field units for dissemination to mission leadership and UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations headquarters in New York. Jennifer Jacobson (Chula, February 2012) joined the Rotary Club of Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Summer Lewis (UQ, 2010-12) is the international program coordinator for Coffee Kids in Oaxaca, Mexico. Coffee Kids partners with local organizations implementing grassroots projects to improve lives and livelihoods in Latin American coffee-farming communities. Summer is responsible for managing relationships with partner organizations, providing information to donors, and organizational outreach materials. Vener Macaspac (Berkeley, 2009-11) was selected by his colleagues at Amnesty International to receive the Award for Excellence in Innovation for Human Rights Advocacy at an event in Washington, D.C. Maria Masullo (Bradford, 2010-12) is a district manager for the World Mediation Centre in Luxembourg. Marije Mellegers (Chula, January 2013) is on a one-year sabbatical from her work with UNHCR to focus on a nonprofit organization she started called Wheel Wishers. She will embark on an overland journey from South Korea to South Africa, during which she will identify and document effective and innovative social enterprises around the world. Manuela Mot (Duke/UNC, 2009-11) is a consultant with the Europe and Central Asia Social Development Unit of the World Bank, based in Washington, D.C. She works on social development projects in Eastern Europe, with a focus on energy efficiency.  Emmanuel Musau Mutisya (ICU, 2007-09) is the sustainability program coordinator for sustainable development in Africa at United Nations University Tokyo. He is also an assistant professor in sustainable development at the University of Tokyo.   Steven Nakana (Paul and Jean Elder Named Rotary Peace Fellowship, Berkeley, 2005-07) is a senior program officer for Mercy Corps in Portland, Oregon, USA. Youla Pompilus-Touré (James and Linda Bradley Named Rotary Peace Fellowship, Bradford, 2008-10) works for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Madagascar, where she is undertaking a series of visits to detention centers. Hanna Shelest (Chula, January 2010) was named one of U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s “40 under 40 Ukraine’s Emerging Leaders”  in recognition of her significant contribution to her community and profession. Goranka Slavujevic (Bradford, 2009-11) is a project officer for executive support for Community 2770 in Mt. Druitt, New South Wales, Australia. She supports a community-based partnership model, providing secretariat and administration support to Community 2770 and its working groups. She also supports strategic planning and community participation and provides support to Community 2770 community members including capacity-building activities. Josephus Tenga (Duke/UNC, 2004-06) works on financial and project management projects in the Bow Valley of Canada.