Visit of Peace Scholar

Those members who braved the flooded roads were treated to an inspiring talk by Aime Saba a Rotary World Peace Fellow at Bradford University in the Rotary International Studies Centre in Peace and Conflict Resolution. He is a mature student with extensive and personal experience of conflict situations. Born in Burundi he knew at first hand the periods of ethnic conflict where more than half a million people were killed with thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries. This one time Belgian Colony is classed as the fourth least developed country in the world. He adopted a non-violence philosophy and worked with the Red Cross and in schools with human rights programmes. He went to South Africa working with conflict resolution among the people who had moved into South Africa thinking it was would solve their economic and social problems and refugees. He moved to Australia where he was granted Asylum working for the Government in development programmes in Asia/Pacific.  Civil wars, interstate conflicts and groups in nation states in conflict are the areas where Peace Scholars are involved.

Trained in conflict resolution –often long-term projects their expertise and experiences mean many go on to work for U.N or NGOs. and governments.