2019 Rotaract Preconvention: Peace is an underlying factor in most of the world’s pressing issues. Rotary’s 6 areas of focus aim at building international relations and improving lives, making Rotarians collaborative agents of peaceful transformation. This presentation shall establish a relation between peace and Rotary’s other areas of focus.

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PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION;
THE PATTERN WITH
ROTARACT
A PRESENTATION BY
JOAN NAIRUBA
ROTARACT CLUB OF KOLOLO, UGANDA

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DID YOU KNOW?
• Today, more than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected
by fragility and conflict — a majority of which is under the
age of 30.
• The meaningful participation of young people in peace
building has been hindered by discourses that
overwhelmingly depict youths as victims or villains.
• Rotaract is an avenue that we can use as young people to
build peace in our communities.

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WHAT IS CONFLICT?

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CONFLICT
• A clash of interest
• A serious disagreement or
argument, typically a
protracted one.
• Be incompatible or at
variance; clash.

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 Intra-personal conflict
 Inter-personal conflict
 Man against society; man against nature
 Family conflict
 Inter-group conflict
 Intra-state conflict
 Inter-state conflict
 Global conflict
TYPES OF CONFLICT

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LIVING ONLY FOR ONESELF vs LIVING FOR OTHERS
Arrogance
Exploitation
Greed
Prejudice
Vengeance
Basis For Conflict
Service
Fairness
Self control
Humility
Forgiveness
Generosity

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“The first thing is to
be honest with
yourself. You can
never have an
impact on society if
you have not
changed yourself.”
Nelson Mandela

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CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
CONFLICT
RESOLUTION

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION
“If youth can be such a
powerful force that can
destroy a whole nation,
why do people overlook
our resources when
working for peace?”
Rwandan Youth Movement Leader

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The 2018 GPI reveals a
world in which the
tensions, conflicts, and
crises that emerged in
the past decade remain
unresolved.
The 2018 GPI
reveals a world in
which the tensions,
conflicts, and crises
that emerged in
the past decade
remain unresolved.

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION
STRATEGIES

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The world is considerably less peaceful now than it was in 2008, with the
average level of country peacefulness deteriorating by 2.38 per cent over the
last decade.
The 25 least peaceful
countries declined by
12.7% on average over
the last decade.

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WHAT IS PEACE?

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What is, and might be, peace?
• What is your definition of
peace?.
• How can we engage in
peacebuilding as
Rotaractors

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Peace
• Freedom from war
• Freedom from wars, or the time when a
war or conflict ends
• Mental calm
• A state of mental calm and serenity,
with no anxiety
• State of harmony
• Freedom from conflict or disagreement
among people or groups of people

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“If only we would
care enough to
listen and observe.
Each of us will
realize a potential
to build peace in
society.”
Jude Kakuba, Rotaract
Club of Nateete,
Kampala

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TYPES OF
PEACE
Positive Peace
The presence of the
attitudes, institutions and
structures that create and
sustain peaceful
societies
Negative Peace
The absence of
direct violence or the
fear of violence

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PILLARS OF
PEACE
Well
functioning
government
Equitable
distribution of
resources
Free flow of
information
Good relations
with neighbors
Sound
business
environment
Low levels of
corruption
Acceptance of
the rights of
others
High levels of
human
capital

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BASIC EDUCATION AND LITERACY
• Rotaract projects train teachers,
supply low cost textbooks, exercise
books and desks among others.
• The goal is to build community
capacity to support basic education
and, reduce gender disparity in
education increase adult literacy
• UN’s sustainable development goals 1,
4 and 5

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DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
• Polio eradication
• Boosting health services in
thousands of communities
• UN sustainable development
goals 1,3,5,10,11 and 14

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WATER AND SANITATION
• Improved access to safe water,
sanitation and hygiene services
in communities around the
world.
• Sustainable development goals
4,5 and 6

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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• Provision of opportunities for
the young and the old to do
productive work.
• Support entrepreneurs and
community leaders
particularly women
• Sustainable goals 1,8,9,10
and 11

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“Peace is not
something you wish
for; it’s something
you make,
something you do,
something you are
and something you
give away” – John
Lenon