Spencer Leung presents on his experience in the Rotary Peace Fellowship program in Thailand. The 11-week program covered topics like conflict analysis, peacebuilding, and case studies. Fellows went on field trips in Thailand and Cambodia to learn from NGOs and sites of conflict and reconciliation. Leung discusses his organic farming initiative in Thailand that aims to reduce rural-urban conflicts by supporting sustainable rural development and livelihoods. He urges Rotary communities to provide support through activities like microfinancing, research cooperation, vocational training, and facilitating organic product markets to further peace.

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Presentation to
Rotary Club
Spencer Leung
Rotary Peace Fellow 2013

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Agenda
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About Rotary Peace Chula Program
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The Rotary Peace Program
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About myself
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Personal Peace Initiative
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Post Fellowship Hope

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Armed Conflicts 2012

4. + About the Rotary Peace Program at
Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
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Eleven week of intensive course in Bangkok
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Designed as a comprehensive overview of the peace studies
and conflict resolution fields.
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Objective: To build up a global community of peace builders,
Rotary Peace Center hopes to make a lasting contribution to
peace and communities across the globe.

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Rotary Peace Fellows - Class 15
(Jun-Aug 2013)
The Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University
254 Viddhaya Pattana Building , 2nd Floor, Phyathai, Phatumwan, Bangkok 10330 THAILAND
E-mail: peace@rotarychula.org Website: www.rotarychula.org
JU N E T O A U G U ST 2013
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20 Fellows
13 countries
Profile:
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Professors, Police, NGOs,
Legal, Human Rights Activist,
Peace Monitor, Consultants,
Business, etc.
Stephen Brimley,
USA
Director Penobscot National
Judicial System
M atthias Jaeger
Germany
Project M anager,
Bertelsmann
Stiftung
Sunita M asani
India
L awyer
George Chacha
Kenya
Director, people
for Rural Change
Trust (PRCT)
Vibhavari Jani
Canada
Professor , Kansas
state University
A mal M asri
Palestine
Director of
A dministrative
development ,
Palestinian M inistry of Planning
Tanya Crespo
USA
Director , International Operations , Global
Volunteers
Sangeeta Kakoty
India
A ssistant Professor in History ,
A rya Vidyapeeth
college
M ichelle M endez
USA/ Colombia
Staff Attorney,
Immigration L eal
Services
Bibekananda Das
India
Deputy Superintendent of Police ,
Government of
Assam
Archimidis
Kalatzidis
USA
Associate Professor, University of
Central M issouri
M ark Notaras
A ustralia
Peace building
officer , NGO
Belun, TimorL este
Robert Emmons
USA
Assistant Dean/
Instructor ,
Rutgers University
Camden
A sma K hawaja
Pakistan
Assistant Professor Dept of Peace
& Conflict studies, National Defense University
Sanem Ozer
Turkey
Assistant Chair ,
Dept. of International Relations , A kdeniz
University
Sarah Garap
Papua New
Guinea
Gender & Democratic specialist , Esso Highlands Limited
Gururaj K umar
USA
ADR A dvisor ,
Federal Emergency M anagement Agency
L uvy Rocha
Rappaccioli
Nicaragua
Project Coordinator , Institute
for Strategic
Studies & Public
Policy
Rukmini lyer
India
Director, Exult!
Solutions
Spencer L eung
Hong K ong
International
M arketing M anager , A dams
Enterprises L td.
Thailand
Carolina Zocca
A rgentina
Spokesperson
,Ombudsman
of the people,
City of Buenos
A ires

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Study Objective
 Centered
on the core themes of conflict analysis and
mapping, conflict tracking, conflict transformation,
and peacebuilding.
 Provide
Fellows with a solid theoretical
understanding of these concepts.

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Our teachers

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Our studies (Classroom)
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About Peace
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Security Sector Reform
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Causes of Conflict
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Conflict Transformation
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Capacity building
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Transitional Justice
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Post Conflict Reconstruction
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Gender Awareness
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Conflict Analysis
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Conflict Resolution
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Trauma and self-care
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Mediation
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Case Studies:
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Media
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Southern Thailand

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Field Trips
Northern Thailand
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Human Trafficking
Cambodia
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Genocide / Transitional Justice /
Social Transformation
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Chiangrai
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Chiangmai
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Phnom Phen
NGOs
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Battangban
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Siem Reap
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Prevention
Care
Law Enforcement
(Police and Custom Dept)
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Prevention
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NGOs
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ECCC, Eco-tourism, Human
Rights, DC-Cam, Election
Monitoring

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Northern Thailand
– Human Trafficking
DEPDC
Mai Sai Immigration Office
New Life Center
Gab Fai Community Theatre Project
(GABFAI)

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Northern Thailand
– Community Building
Hill Area Development Foundation (HADF)
School sponsored by RC Mai Sai
Sharing with Rotarians in Chiangrai
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Thailand (ADRA)

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Cambodia
– Post War Reconciliation
EK Genocide Memorial
The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
Friends Economic Development Association (FEDA)

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Cambodia
– Post War Development
OSMOSE
ADHOC
Connecting Communities, Environment and Responsible Tourism (ConCERT)
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT)

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About myself
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Born and raised in Hong Kong
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Moved to Thailand about 3 years ago
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Started Adams Organic in Thailand
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Getting involved with local farmers
and farming communities
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Graduated from the Rotary Peace
Program Chulalongkorn University
(Thailand) in Aug 2013
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Sponsored by Rotary District 3450
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Current focus is on rural sustainable
development and helping farmers to
grow and market their organic
produces

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My Personal Initiative
– Conflict within a country
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Main drivers for conflict
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Inequality
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Human Rights abuse
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Fight for national resources
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Poverty
Education and earning opportunities
Conflict between Urbanization, Rural Development and
Environment Protection.
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Causes & Effect
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Possible solution

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Core Issues
De-urbanization
Urbanization
Rebuild
Rural Communities
Deserting
Rural Communities
Economic
Development &
Industrialization
Environmental
Conflict
Protect
Our Environment
Rural Livelihood
Deprivation
Improve
Rural Livelihood
Find solution in reversing the cycle

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Post Fellowship Hope
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Peace making is not a linear process.
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Can only be attained through a web of interaction.
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I shall continue enhance my knowledge in sustainable farming practices and peace.
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To share my learned knowledge and expertise with farmers, students, consumers, local
communities and business entrepreneurs across the region.
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Seek help from the Rotarian Communities in building a peaceful web supporting network
for sustainable rural development.
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Promote conscious buying, consumption, trade and sustainable leadership
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Aim to reduce inequality between the rural and the urban
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Aim to reduce social inequality and conflict, and make peace sustainable

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Solution
“Making Peace by supporting sustainable
living”

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Proposal to the Rotary community
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Support rural development through sponsorship
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Support more vocational training in the agriculture sector
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Focus on sustainable organic farming practice
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Or simply coordinate and buy more organic produces

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About the Organic Industry
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It is not new but is growing rapidly with a good prospect
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“Business aspect of the organic industry”
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It is a green industry and is a good balance between economic
development and environment protection.
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It requires new technology and methodology
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It needs young creative entrepreneurs and knowledgeable participants
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It creates jobs and vocational training
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It recreates community development and bio-diversity
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It provides good quality food for public to consume.
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By focus on local consumption, it reduces carbon footprints

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Farming Communities
Enviroment
Weather
BAD Externalities
Communities
Water
GOOD Externalities
Seeds suppliers
Equipment suppliers
Intruders
Soil
Fertilizer suppliers
Pest Control suppliers
Other farmers
•Buyers
•Government
Farm
Technology suppliers
Financing
Farm workers

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Value Chain
Bridging the gap and helping the industry to grow
Downstream
Upstream
Inbound Logistics
Farm
Internal Logistics
Buyer / Seller
Outbound Logistics
National
Distribution
Center
Fertilzer
Pesticide
Collection
Grade
Local
Water
HR /
Training
Clean
Package
Overseas
Soil
Analysis
Green
House
Finance
Logistic
Irrigation
System
Seeds
HR /
Training
R&D
Farm
equipment
Knowhow
IT
Marketing
Regional
Distribution
Center
Shops
Supermarkets

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Rotary’s Participation
Subject
Focus Area
Some Possible Areas for
Rotary’s participation
Production
Farm Level
•Capital financing to farmers
•Green house installation
•Water management improvement, etc…
R&D
Tertiary institutions
•Financial support to institutions
•Vocational training, etc…
Pest Control
Bio-pest control development
•R & D support
•Capital financing to rural suppliers, etc…
Fertilizers
Compost and other organic
fertilizers
•R & D support
•Capital financing to rural suppliers, etc…
Seeds
Seeds bank
•R & D support
•Seeds bank establish, etc…
Technologies
Renewable energy
Social media
Mobile technologies
•R & D support
•Capital financing to rural suppliers
•Social internet network for info sharing
•Buyer/Seller internet network
•Mobile network for instant info, etc….
Logistics
Distributive network
•Provide logistic support to local NGOs, etc…
Rotarians
Buy / Consume
•Community Support Agriculture (CSA), etc…

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Rotary’s Participation in the
Value Chain
Bridging the gap and helping the industry to grow
Downstream
Upstream
Inbound Logistics
Farm
Internal Logistics
Buyer / Seller
Outbound Logistics
National
Distribution
Center
Fertilzer
Pesticide
Collection
Grade
Local
Water
HR /
Training
Clean
Package
Overseas
Soil
Analysis
Green
House
Finance
Logistic
Irrigation
System
Seeds
HR /
Training
R&D
Farm
equipment
Knowhow
IT
Marketing
Regional
Distribution
Center
Shops
Supermarkets

25. + Rotary’s Integrated Community Approach
in supporting sustainable farming
Enviroment
Weather
BAD Externalities
Communities
Water
GOOD Externalities
Seeds suppliers
Equipment suppliers
Intruders
Soil
Fertilizer suppliers
Pest Control suppliers
Other farmers
Farm
Technology suppliers
Financing
Farm workers
Buyer / Consumer / Promoter / Sponsors / Community Developer / Trainers

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Summary
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Urge Rotary community to provide more support towards the agriculture
sector
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Help create jobs opportunities and entrepreneurship through e.g. microfinancing support
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Help enhance research and technology development in organic
development
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Help provide vocational training to young farmers/graduates
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Help facilitate cross-community/cross-border buying/selling and cooperation
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Help create a fair trade market for organic produce
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Help create the “missing link” for technology and knowhow sharing

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Objectives
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Promote develop sustainable rural development through collaboration and
cooperation
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Create jobs through supporting the green industry
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Reduce inequality between urban and rural
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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Self-Realization
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Provide vocational training to younger generations
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Protect our One Planet
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Provide clean and good food for consumption
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Promote mutual understanding, mutual learning
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Promote PEACE

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Thank you Rotary!

29. Thank you!