Whenever Anne-Marie Bach, chair of the Rotary Peace Fellowships subcommittee for District 1470 in Denmark, talks to clubs and districts about the Rotary Peace Fellowship program, she describes it as “the diamond of Rotary.”The program is multifaceted, helping peace-builders from all over the world shine more brightly in their work and have a bigger impact together than they might have had alone.
Whenever Anne-Marie Bach, chair of the Rotary Peace Fellowships subcommittee for District 1470 in Denmark, talks to clubs and districts about the Rotary Peace Fellowship program, she describes it as “the diamond of Rotary.” The program is multifaceted, helping peace-builders from all over the world shine more brightly in their work and have a bigger impact together than they might have had alone. For many clubs and districts, recruiting, supporting, and endorsing peace fellowship candidates can be daunting. To help understand the challenges, Rotary Peace Centers staff interviewed seven districts that have a high success rate with candidates being selected as Rotary Peace Fellowship finalists. Read these six tips for recruiting and endorsing peace fellow candidates, based on those interviews with districts from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Queensland, Australia. Applicants need to apply to their districts by 31 May. Districts need to submit endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation by 1 July. |