Rotary Peace Center Fellowships: How You and Your Club Can Be Involved with It

     For the past 22 years, the Rotary Foundation has been building an international cadre of persons who are sought for employment by nations, NGO’s, and other organizations for their various peace-building and conflict resolution projects.  Up to 130 post-graduate fellowships can be granted annually to qualified applicants who will earn either a Masters Degree or a Professional Certificate from one of the seven universities in Rotary’s program.  The fellowship grants cover all expenses and require no fund sharing from Rotary clubs or Districts.  Applicants must meet strict program requirements, one of which is that no applicant can be an active Rotarian or the child  of an active Rotarian..

Robert Kuchem, a member  of the Novato Sunrise Rotary Club, has been the District Chairperson for the past 2 years.  His talk has two objectives:

• Explain a program about which each of your club members can be proud.
• And suggest ways in which your club can be active in finding local persons who might want to apply for the fellowships.

He has been a Rotarian for 28 years, and he is a past president of the Novato Sunrise Rotary Club.  He has twice earned retirement; once from the U.S. Navy and once from the insurance industry.