Peace and Conflict Resolution/Prevention: More than Just Scholarships
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Since the launch of Future Vision and the six areas of focus the majority of global grants for peace and conflict prevention/resolution (PCPR) have been for scholarships. In an effort to expand the global grant activity in PCPR, an idea exchange and workshop will provide Rotarians an opportunity to brainstorm ideas for projects they can do with their clubs and districts. Rotarian Action Group for Peace members and Rotary Peace Fellow alumni will facilitate the group activities.
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Peace and Conflict Resolution/Prevention: More than Just Scholarships
- 1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution: More than Just Scholarships Moderator: Al Jubitz, Chair of the RAG for Peace 2 June 2014
- 2. “The way to war is a well-paved highway, and the way to peace is still a wilderness.” --Paul Harris EXCHANGE IDEAS
- 3. Field of Peace and Conflict Prevention and Resolution Macro level: Related to an entire society, including: • Conflicts between countries • Conflicts between groups within countries (i.e. interethnic) Micro level: Related to a community (school or neighborhood), including: • Gang violence • Bullying in schools • Domestic abuse • Sexual violence • Intolerance in schools • Peer mediation • Respect for diversity-racial, religious, gender, socio- economic
- 4. Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Statement of Purpose and Goals TRF enables Rotarians to promote the practice of peace and conflict prevention/ resolution by: 1. Training leaders, including potential youth leaders, to prevent and mediate conflict; 2. Supporting peace-building in communities and regions affected by conflict; 3. Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to peace and conflict prevention/resolution.
- 5. 2013-14 Global Grant Statistics All Areas of Focus PCPR Humanitarian 472 5 Scholar 140 45 Vocational Training Team 24 2 Total 636 52
- 6. Objectives • To explore the opportunities to make an impact in this Area of Focus • To exchange ideas for future Club/District/global grants within PCPR • For each attendee to go home with an idea for a project they are interested in enacting
- 7. Brainstorming 1. Four Groups – each with two facilitators 2. Break into groups of 10 3. One person takes notes in each group (15 minutes) 4. Rejoin larger group and share ideas (20 minutes) 5. Entire group reconvenes, and each group designates one person to present their ideas to the entire group (5 minutes each)
- 8. Groups of ten people (15 minutes) What is your idea for a peace project for your Club or District?
- 9. What is your idea for a peace project for your Club or District? Numbered Groups (15 minutes)
- 10. Ideas
- 11. Funding Guidelines District Grants • Support: humanitarian projects, scholarships, VTTs • Minimal restrictions • Districts may use up to 50% of their DDF to receive one District grant annually • Clubs work directly with their District to get funding Global Grants • Support: humanitarian projects, graduate-level scholarships, VTTs • Restrictions: must be sustainable with measurable goals; align with areas of focus, respond to real community needs, involve Rotarians and community members, and meet the eligibility requirements • Minimum budget of $30,000 • Clubs and Districts contribute DDF and/or cash contributions that the World Fund matches
- 12. Questions?
- 13. Thank you for coming Rotarian Action Group for Peace: Website: http://www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org/ Email: contact@rotariansforpeace.org Mark Zober Rotary Foundation Technical Coordinator: Peace & conflict Resolution/Prevention Email: rotarymark@gmail.com Rotary Peace Centers: Website: http://www.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships Email: rotarypeacecenters@rotary.org
Editor's Notes
- Al Jubitz What peace means to me—more than the absence of war, it is also the maintenance of a an orderly and just society. Why peace projects, What is a peace project What are the desired outcomes of peace projects – this will help frame the session discussion question I hope the RAGFP can bring these desired outcomes – i.e. don’t just plan a peace project – call on us to make sure the project has the desired outcome Al introduces facilitators: I’d like to introduce the group facilitators: Dr. Masaki Ina, the Center Director from International Christian University, one of the Rotary Peace Centers, will start off by giving us a summary of the differences between macro and micro peacebuilding. Then we will hear from Mark Zober, the Rotary Foundation Technical Coordinator: Peace & conflict Resolution/Prevention, about the layout of the rest of the session.
- Masaki Ina BRIEFLY discusses the field of PCPR and how it relates to Rotary’s work. Peacebuilding takes place on a variety of levels. The easiest division is the macro versus the micro level. The macro level is how conflict and peace related to the society as a whole, such as the conflict between Israel and Palestine or the current events in Ukraine. This is not something that a District grant or a global grant will cover. The micro level is related more to a community. This could include issues related to gang violence, bullying in schools, domestic abuse, intolerance in schools, peer mediation, and respect for diversity-racial, religious, gender, socio-economic)
- Mark Zober Here we have the PCPR Area of Focus Statement of Purpose and Goals. All of the projects your Club or District works on should fall under at least one of these goals.
- Mark: Discuss current grant statistics Lots of scholarships but would like to see more Humanitarian and Vocational Training Team Grants. This leads us to the objectives for this session
- Mark Zober The objective of this session include…… To accomplish these objectives we will be breaking up into 4 groups—each group with a Rotarian and a Rotary Peace Fellow. Our Rotarian Action Group for Peace Facilitators are: Gordon Crann, Brian Adams Catherine Bonifant, 4. Shehzad Ahmed Our Rotary Peace Centers Alumni Facilitators are: Nelson Sanz-Cadena (ICU, 2010-12), Venezuela. Melissa Toupin-Laforge (ICU 2011-13), Canada. Summer Lewis (UQ, 2010-12), USA. Charles Allen (Chula, June 2010), Australia. Lisa Dittmar (Bradford, 2011-13), USA.
- Mark Zober Four groups each with a RPC alumni and RAGFP member as facilitators. The four groups will break into smaller groups of 10 in order to brainstorm and discuss PCPR projects for their Club or District with the facilitators monitoring the discussions. No need to focus on whether this is a District grant or a global grant. Just brainstorm and feel free to come up with wild ideas. This will take approximately 15 minutes and you will need to identify one person to facilitate and one person to take notes. We will then reconvene with the numbered groups to capture your group’s ideas on a flip chart (20 min). The RAG for Peace member and alumni will be helping to facilitate the discussion and answer any questions you might have. Then, we will reconvene as group and each group will designate one person to present their ideas to the entire audience. We will finish up with some basic funding guidelines and an opportunity for questions.
- Mark will ring a bell after 15 minutes to have them come back into their numbered groups
- Mark will ring a bell after 15 minutes to have the entire room reconvene.
- Space to add notes from the large post its
- Mark Zober—Here are some basic funding guidelines for the Rotary Grants. The facilitators will be passing out handouts within their groups that we hope you’ll take with you. SEE HANDOUTS ON EACH OF THESE DISTRICT GRANTS District grants fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community and communities abroad. Each District chooses which activities it will fund with these grants. WHAT THEY SUPPORT You can use District grants to fund a variety of District and Club projects and activities, including: Humanitarian projects, including service travel and disaster recovery efforts Scholarships for any level, length of time, location, or area of study Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about a particular field or to learn more about their own HOW TO USE THEM You have a lot of freedom to customize your service projects. There aren’t many restrictions, as long as your District grant supports the mission of The Rotary Foundation. Districts must be qualified before they can administer District grants. HOW THEY’RE FUNDED Districts may use up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund to receive one District grant annually. This percentage is calculated based on the amount of DDF generated from a District’s Annual Fund giving three years prior, including Endowment Fund earnings. You aren’t required to request the full amount available. You’ll receive this funding as a lump sum and then distribute it to your Clubs. HOW CLUBS REQUEST FUNDS Clubs work directly with their District to get funding. Your District governor or Rotary Foundation chair should be able to tell you when to submit a request and whether you’ll need to meet additional District requirements, such as reporting or training. GLOBAL GRANTS Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. Grant sponsors form international partnerships that respond to real community needs. WHAT THEY SUPPORT Global grants can fund these activities: Humanitarian projects Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about a particular field or to learn more about their own HOW TO USE THEM A key feature of global grants is partnership, between the District or Club where the activity is carried out and a District or Club in another country. Both sponsors must be qualified before they can submit an application. To be successful, your application must: Be sustainable and include plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent Include measurable goals Align with one of our areas of focus Respond to real community needs Actively involve Rotarians and community members Meet the eligibility requirements in the grants terms and conditions Applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed as they are received. HOW THEY’RE FUNDED The minimum budget for a global grant activity is $30,000. The Foundation’s World Fund provides a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $200,000. Clubs and Districts contribute District Designated Funds (DDF) and/or cash contributions that the World Fund matches. DDF is matched at 100% and cash is matched at 50%.
- Al to moderate All facilitators near the stage in case a question is specifically directed to them.
- Al Thank you all for coming. If you would like to reach out to the Rotarian Action Group for Peace, Mark Zober, or the Rotary Peace Centers, we have included their contact information on the screen. Please feel to reach out to us with any questions. Enjoy the rest of your time in Sydney!