Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

A key area of Rotary's focus aimed at providing post graduate education through its 7 Peace Centres around the World.


Promoting Peace


Rotary has 7 Peace Centres around the World

University of Bradford

Home to the largest program in the world devoted to peace studies, conflict resolution, and development, this diverse public research university in northern England offers seven different master’s degrees in peace and conflict studies and has educated students from more than 50 countries. The sheer breadth of the program means Rotary Peace Fellows can focus on anything from sustainable development to contemporary security issues.

Rotary’s Four Roles in Promoting Peace 

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 more than 1,700 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.

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Left to right are Miriam Wardroper Hughes, Emma White, President Stan Jukes, Ted Clewley and Martgaret Clewley

We inducted four new Members to our Club in July at the start of the Rotary Year and look forward to getting to know them all. Background information on the new members is provided in this article

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In June 2018 we enjoyed the Presidential handover

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On 7th July, Rotarian Stan Jukes was inducted as President of Wednesfield Rotary. He is immensely proud to be President for the year 2021-2022 and his aim is to offer help to those disadvantaged in the area.

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Rotary International hold an annual convention and in June 2018 it was held in Toronto Canada

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Past President Professor Patrick Ball gives his thoughts on his Presidential year ended June 2021

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We held a Presentation Evening at Linden House where Club President Stan Jukes was pleased to present cheques to several well deserving causes.

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Barry Picken, a Wednesfield Rotarian was presented with an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, 5 March 2020 by Prince Charles. He received the MBE for services to the community of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands.

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