Every activity Rotary clubs and members undertake, in some way, is linked to bringing about peace.
Every year February month is celebrated as Peace Building & Conflict Prevention Month. It also incorporates Rotary's birthday - 23 February, 1905.
As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe in the concept that when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.
By carrying out service projects and supporting peace fellowships and scholarships, our members take action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.
Our commitment to peacebuilding today answers new challenges: how we can make the greatest possible impact and how we can achieve our vision of lasting change. We are approaching the concept of peace with greater cohesion and inclusivity, broadening the scope of what we mean by peacebuilding and finding more ways for people to get involved.
Rotary and its members are:
Practitioners: Our work fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies directly builds the optimal conditions for peaceful societies.
Educators: Our Rotary Peace Centers have trained over 1,300 peace fellows to become effective catalysts for peace through careers in government, education, and international organizations.
Mediators: Our members have negotiated humanitarian ceasefires in areas of conflict to allow polio vaccinators to reach children who are at risk.
Advocates: Our members have an integral role as respected, impartial participants during peace processes and in post-conflict reconstruction. We focus on creating communities and convening groups that are connected, inclusive, and resilient
Rotary creates environments where peace can happen.
Rotarians refuse to accept conflict as a way of life
In this year our District is positively active in this avenue. Below is the list of some activities.
1) Peace Awards. Sahawas, Baner, Khadki Royal, Pride, Parvati, Wisdom, Pen
2) 24 meditation sessions.
3) 21st September World Peace Day celebration.
4) Peace Oath- more than 10000+ interactors, rotaractors, Rotarians and school children participated in this event.
5) Peace walk:- Visit to Church, Gurudwara and Temple. Event was Appreciated by participants.
6) Atharvashirsha Pathan on every Sankashti Chaturthi. Hosts:- Sarasbag club, Manisha Adhikari and Pristine club, Prime city club, Gauri Shikarpur.
7) Lectures series regarding Indian culture and mental peace. 4 sessions.
8) Awareness Rallies regarding traffic rules, Cycle Rally
9) Drawing competition, elocution competitions, essay competitions, Atharvashirsha Pathan competition for school children.
10) Peace talks in schools.
11) Peace wall and Peace katta in schools.
12)Visit to old age home on world Peace Day.
13) Manache Ganapati Darshan for guest Rotarians from District 3142. Inter District activity.
14) Formed the group named Peace through Spirituality. We got good response from members for the same.
Upcoming Activities:-
1.February peace month.
2.Off line meditation sessions
3.Lectures on Indian Philosophy and culture
4 Music for peace sessions
Rtn. Gauri Shikarpur
Director Peace Building and Conflict Resolution (2024-25)
