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The Eight Pillars Percentage change in Positive Peace Pillars of Positive Peace (2005-17) WELL-FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT Seven of the eight pillars have improved globally since 2005, but An effective government delivers high-quality low levels of corruption was 2.4 percent worse by 2017. public and civil services, engenders trust and participation, demonstrates political stability, Sound business environment and upholds the rule of law. Free flow of information SOUND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Strong economic conditions as well as the insti- Good relations with neighbors tutions that support the private sector promote business competitiveness and economic produc- High levels of human capital tivity — both associated with the most peaceful countries. Equitable distribution of resources EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES Well-functioning government Improvement Peaceful countries tend to ensure equity in access Acceptance of the rights of others Deterioration to resources such as education, health, and, to a lesser extent, equity in income distribution. Low levels of corruption ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 Formal laws that guarantee basic human rights and freedoms, as well as informal social and PERCENTAGE CHANGE cultural norms that relate to citizens’ behaviors, are hallmarks of peaceful countries. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND ALL CHARTS COURTESY OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND PEACE GOOD RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBORS PEACE is the concept of positive peace, a theory closely associ- Countries that have peaceful relations with ated with Norwegian sociologist and pioneering peace other countries are more peaceful overall and researcher Johan Galtung. In March 1964, in the inaugural tend to be more politically stable, have better issue of his Journal of Peace Research, Galtung differentiated functioning governments, and have lower between “negative peace, which is the absence of violence, levels of organized internal conflict. [the] absence of war ... and positive peace, which is the integra- tion of human society.” FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION Breslauer breaks down the distinction between negative and A free and independent media disseminates infor- positive peace a little more simply. “Peace does not just mean the mation in a way that leads to greater knowledge absence of something,” she says. “After all, an authoritarian re- among citizens and helps individuals, businesses, gime could have peace. Peace is also the presence of something.” and governments make better decisions. The trick is in determining exactly what that something is. Upon returning from Kivu, Killelea set about filling in the HIGH LEVELS OF HUMAN CAPITAL large gaps in the data about the metrics of peace. “I’m very good A skilled and educated populace is an indicator at finding the white spaces on the canvas where no one else has of economic productivity, political participation, painted,” he says. In May 2007, he published the first Global and social capital. Peace Index; a new edition of the GPI has followed every year since, along with other indexes. Those include the Positive Peace LOW LEVELS OF CORRUPTION Report, which analyzes “the factors that sustain peace.” (For In societies with high levels of corruption, more on the IEP reports, see “Peace by the Numbers,” page 53.) resources are inefficiently allocated, often leading The IEP codified those factors — the essential ingredients to a lack of funding for essential services and that foster positive peace — as the Eight Pillars of Positive civil unrest. Low levels of corruption enhance Peace (see box at left), which are linked to 24 indicators. The confidence and trust in institutions. pillars are used to calculate the levels of positive peace in dif- ferent parts of the world. “This provides a baseline measure of 50 | The Rotarian March 2019

the effectiveness of a country’s capabilities to build and main- Prevalence and nature of resistance campaigns tain peace,” as the 2018 Positive Peace Report explains. Positive peace also serves as a predictor of “the likelihood of Between 1945 and 2006, 91 percent of violent resistance campaigns conflict, violence, and instability.” have occurred in countries with weaker positive peace. The proportion The simplicity of that explanation belies the complex, real- of resistance movements that are nonviolent is higher in countries with world interrelationship of the eight pillars. “You have to think stronger positive peace. through how they interact as a system rather than as individual pillars,” says Breslauer. “For instance, you could have a young, Nonviolent Combination Violent educated population, but without job opportunities, they’re left dissatisfied” — which creates the potential for societal NUMBER OF RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS 100 unrest. “So it’s not just one factor or strengthening one pillar. You must bring together the different vectors of society.” 80 In addition, as the Positive Peace Report acknowledges, the 60 way positive peace and its pillars manifest themselves “will very much be dependent on cultural norms and specific situations. 40 What is appropriate in one country may not be appropriate in another. … Each society will be unique to some degree.” 20 Killelea appreciates this fact as well as anyone. “The key thing I’ve learned is that there isn’t any silver bullet to creat- 0 MEDIUM LOW ing peace,” he says. “It takes far more effort to improve peace POSITIVE PEACE POSITIVE PEACE than decrease peace.” HIGH That insight left him wondering about specific ways he POSITIVE PEACE might help create peace. “From the IEP’s perspective, we were very keen to operationalize the concepts we had developed “I GREW UP IN THE ROTARY ENVIRONMENT,” Killelea re- through our research,” he says. calls. “My father was a member for 30 years. Rotary was his form of civic service. There were always exchange students Enter Rotary. staying with the family when I was growing up.” The IEP’s connection with Rotary took off in 2015, when Prosperity gap between high and low peace Peter Kyle, who was then the chair of Rotary’s Peace Centers countries (2016) Committee (he’s now the dean of the Rotary Representative Network), invited Killelea to address a peace symposium held In a scenario where countries with very low levels of peace in conjunction with the Rotary International Convention in achieved an average growth rate equivalent to countries with São Paulo, Brazil. “Steve is very down-to-earth and a strong high levels of peace, their per capita income would have been supporter of Rotary,” says Kyle, who’s originally from New more than three times higher than what it was in 2016. Zealand and admits to a “friendly rivalry” with the Australian Killelea. “He was eager to establish a stronger link between 34,961 34,961 Rotary and the IEP.” In fall 2016, the two organizations — along with the Inter- Actual GDP per capita 2016 national Peace and Security Institute, a Washington, D.C., Scenario GDP per capita 2016 peacebuilding organization — conducted a three-day positive peace workshop through a Rotary global grant in Kampala CONSTANT US$ 10,095 that attracted 200 people from across Uganda. Among other 6,028 things, the workshop introduced a set of training activities 7,891 for each of the eight pillars and developed several initiatives that the participants took back to their communities. 3,709 6,147 One of those participants was Jude Kakuba, a secondary 1,795 school teacher and a member of the Rotaract Club of Nateete- Kampala. He implemented a literacy training program at a VERY HIGH LOW VERY school in Nateete, a neighborhood in Kampala, that incorpo- HIGH PEACE PEACE PEACE LOW PEACE rated activities focused on each of the eight pillars of peace. Ultimately, the program lifted the school’s scholastic perfor- March 2019 The Rotarian | 51

mance from the bottom half of the district to the top third Improvements in positive peace by indicator and increased attendance by 40 percent. (2007-14) in the 20 countries with the largest improvement (2013-16) on the Global Peace Index One aspect of the project concentrated on strengthening the pillar related to good relations with neighbors. As Kille- Improvements in the business environment, mobile phones, lea tells the story, hungry students had been stealing and government effectiveness indicators are common markers mangoes and other fruit from local farmers, who were un- of large gains in peacefulness. derstandably angry. The hungry kids would also sneak away at lunchtime to pilfer produce from nearby gardens. By Business environment planting fruit trees on school grounds and providing por- Mobile phone subscription rate ridge at lunch, the project eased tensions with the school’s neighbors. As a bonus, those new measures helped boost Government effectiveness attendance and test scores. Perceptions of corruption Secondary school enrollment The success of the Uganda workshop led the IEP to enter Youth Development Index into a partnership with Rotary in 2017. Killelea sees it as an opportunity to gather Rotary’s six areas of focus “under GDP per capita one umbrella.” For his part, Kyle anticipates that the IEP’s Gender inequality focus on peace and economics will hold a special appeal for Rotarians. “The business of peace fits right in with Rotary,” Rule of law he says. As the IEP puts it, positive peace makes it “easier Control of corruption for businesses to sell, entrepreneurs and scientists to in- novate, individuals to produce, and governments to Economic freedom effectively regulate.” Poverty gap Now in its second year, the partnership has already pro- Freedom of the Press Index duced results, including the establishment of the Rotary Number of visitors Number of positive peace indicators for the World Press Freedom Index 20 countries with the largest improvements Group grievance rating in Global Peace Index (GPI) score (2005-14) Global Innovation Index Regional integration Eighty-five percent of countries that had large improvements in their GPI score had improved on 10 or more of the 24 positive peace Democratic political culture indicators beforehand. Factionalized elites Côte d’Ivoire 4 8 12 16 20 24 Hostility to foreigners Swaziland Empowerment Index Serbia Colombia Inequality-adjusted life Uzbekistan Social mobility Croatia 0 10 20 Peru Panama NUMBER OF COUNTRIES Ecuador Positive Peace Academy (see “4 Questions About the Rotary Czech Republic Positive Peace Academy,” page 57) and the IEP Ambassador Thailand Program. In 2016, before the partnership with Rotary was Lithuania officially underway, the ambassador program welcomed 135 Sri Lanka Rotary Peace Fellows who made 248 presentations about Portugal positive peace in 51 countries. Norway Guinea One of the significant initiatives to stem from the partner- Cyprus ship will be a series of positive peace workshops hosted by Rotary clubs and districts around the world. The community- Madagascar based workshops will bring together diverse groups of leaders Greece and peacebuilders to discuss the kinds of impactful and mea- surable investments that can promote positive peace locally. Guinea-Bissau This spring, Rotary and the IEP will host a series of those work- 0 shops in Mexico and Colombia that will teach residents how to implement positive peace projects in their communities. NUMBER OF INDICATORS IMPROVED “We need to find practical ways to advance our peace agenda,” Kyle says. “What can Rotarians do to advance the eight pillars?” Rotary’s partnership with the IEP should help provide an answer to that question. n 52 | The Rotarian March 2019

Peace by the Numbers: IEP’s Indexes and Reports BEGINNING IN 2007 with its first Global Peace Index, GDP or $1,998 per person. The IEP acknowledged the Institute for Economics and Peace has produced a that its estimates, which represented a 2.1 percent series of reports. In most cases, they examine data from increase over the previous year, were “considered to 163 countries and independent territories, encompass- be conservative.” ing more than 99.7 percent of the world’s population. According to the GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX, The full reports are available at economicsandpeace deaths from terrorism decreased by 27 percent from .org/reports. Here’s a look at some of the reports pub- 2016 to 2017; still, there were nearly 19,000 deaths lished in 2018. related to terrorism in 2017. The economic impact of THE GLOBAL PEACE INDEX found that the level terrorism was conservatively estimated at $52 billion. of peace deteriorated by 0.27 percent over the previ- The BUSINESS & PEACE report confirmed the IEP’s ous year, the fourth consecutive year for a worldwide posited correlation between high levels of positive decline. While levels of peace improved in 71 countries, peace and strong economic performance: “Over the 92 countries experienced a decline, the highest num- last six decades, GDP growth has been three times ber in a single year since the 2010 report. Iceland was higher in highly peaceful countries, as measured by the deemed the most peaceful country; Syria, the least. [Global Peace Index], than in countries with low levels The POSITIVE PEACE REPORT reported a 2.4 per- of peace.” Citing “historical analysis,” the report pre- cent improvement in the Positive Peace Index since dicted that countries making significant improvements 2005. (According to the IEP, each 1 percent improve- in positive peace could expect to see corresponding ment in positive peace corresponds with a 2.9 percent economic returns. n growth in real gross do- mestic product per capita.) CHANGE IN GPI SCORE, 2017-18 GAMBIA Among the 163 countries (a lower score is better) -0.228 studied, 110 saw positive peace improve; the report identified Sweden, Finland, LIBERIA and Norway as the three -0.129 countries with the highest levels of positive peace. On IRAQ BURUNDI SENEGAL the downside, four of the -0.094 -0.087 -0.078 eight pillars of peace dete- Improvements & 76 riorated from 2013 to 2017, 63 160 134 52 with the free flow of informa- Deteriorations 2018 tion, down by 0.4 percent GPI RANK 56 156 98 30 122 annually, taking the most significant hit. THE ECONOMIC VALUE 0.127 0.119 OF PEACE report concluded SPAIN MYANMAR that the effect of violence on the global economy was 0.154 $14.76 trillion in 2017, equiva- lent to 12.4 percent of global TOGO 0.206 0.192 QATAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO March 2019 The Rotarian | 53

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ANTOINE DOYEN our clubs The Thinkers Rotary Club of Paris Académies It’s lunchtime on a Monday at Le Procope, the oldest café in Paris, and an impeccably dressed waiter offers each of the assembled Rotarians a Champagne cocktail. He then presents the prix fixe menu, which features a choice among three starters, three hearty main dishes, and two rich desserts. March 2019 The Rotarian | 55

our clubs continued from page 55 A visiting Rotarian from California restaurant is also a museum: Display committed to using their talents to wonders aloud if lunch will be followed cases house Napoleon’s famous hat and spread goodwill. by a nap. the last letter Marie Antoinette com- posed before she lost her head. Some of their activities will sound “On mange bien à Paris” (“We eat well familiar to many Rotarians: They give to in Paris”), says Jocelyne Greco of the It’s an appropriately venerable set- The Rotary Foundation; they hold an an- Rotary Club of Paris Académies, with a ting for a Rotary club whose 38 members nual drive for a local food bank; they host sympathetic smile. include artists, architects, physicians, international students — most recently, professors, the president of the Sor- from Japan and Canada; and they’ve That’s especially true of the members bonne, and a former inspector general of formed partnerships with clubs in Bel- of the Paris Académies club, who eat the libraries of France. gium, Germany, and the United States. well each week at one of the city’s most Visiting Rotarians will also recognize storied establishments. “This is more a cultural club, not a the sense of fellowship at meetings. business club,” says member André Le Procope has been a gathering place Goezu, an artist who is known for his “This society where we are together, for Parisian intellectuals since 1686. Vol- engravings. “We are intellectuals.” this is very important for me,” says Goezu, taire drank coffee here — 40 cups a day by whose language skills help visitors feel some accounts — as he argued with his Paris Académies meetings often be- at home. The Belgian native speaks Eng- friends about literature and politics. His gin with a game in which members try lish, Flemish, French, German, and marble-top writing desk has a position of to name the originator of a famous quote. Latin. (“In Belgium, every student Recent agendas have included discus- learns four languages,” he notes modestly.) “This is more sions on Brexit and the French economy, a cultural club, and guest speakers give talks on diplo- It’s typical for two or three Rotarians not a business macy, chemistry, and art. from other countries to attend each club meeting, Goezu says. The location club.We are The club’s annual fundraiser is a clas- is certainly a draw: Le Procope is in intellectuals.” sical music concert at the Bibliothèque the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés Polonaise de Paris, which houses the neighborhood of Paris’ 6th arrondisse- honor in the restaurant’s entryway. collected works of three Polish artists ment. This is the Paris of our collective George Sand, Victor Hugo, and Oscar who called the city home: poet Adam imagination: sidewalk cafés, boulange- Wilde are among the many literary fig- Mickiewicz, composer Frédéric Chopin, ries, chic boutiques and galleries, tree- ures who spent time at the café. Thomas and painter and sculptor Boleslaw Bie- lined boulevards. It’s the birthplace of Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin ate here gas. Last year’s event, which featured café culture and bohemian intellectual- often when they were the U.S. ministers performances by musicians from a well- ism, and it’s a worthy destination for to France; it was also a favorite meeting known Paris conservatory, drew a sell- any traveler who wants to explore Paris place of French revolutionaries Maximi- out crowd and raised 3,000 euros. beyond its most famous monuments. lien Robespierre and Georges Danton. Several members participate in a After a multicourse lunch at Le Pro- The café’s framed portraits and crys- “lecture club” where they discuss phi- cope, a walk around the neighborhood tal chandeliers give it the feel of an ele- lanthropy-related books and write sum- will sound like a particularly good idea. gant private home. Bookshelves filled maries for their fellow Rotarians. Each A short stroll north takes you to the with well-worn volumes line one dining spring, they vote on the best book of the Seine and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. To room; hand-printed wallpaper dating to Rotary year. the south, you can empty your wallet at 1830 covers the walls of another. The the shops on Boulevard Saint-Germain For their latest club project, Paris or wander among the flowers, trees, and Previous page: Paris Académies members (left to Académies members helped with the statues of the Luxembourg Gardens. right) Alain Rozié, club president and a past governor restoration of paintings and drawings at of District 1670; Jacques Papritz; Catherine Winia van the Musée Jean Moulin, a museum ded- Afterward, you may find yourself cir- Opdorp; and André Goezu. icated to the artist who was one of the cling back to Le Procope for some coffee leaders of the French Resistance during and contemplation. As Voltaire once World War II. wrote (possibly at this very café): “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give If any of that sounds intimidating, it ourselves the gift of living well.” shouldn’t. The Paris Académies brand of intellectualism is the inclusive sort, and — KIM LISAGOR club members welcome guests and are 56 | The Rotarian March 2019

The Rotary Positive Peace Academy with Laurie Smolenski Outreach and development officer at the Institute for Economics and Peace, and Rotary Foundation alumna VIKTOR MILLER GAUSA 1 What is the Rotary ism, war. Positive peace defines peace differ- I did my program at the University of Positive Peace Academy? ently. It represents the attitudes, institutions, and Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. I took some The Rotary Positive Peace Academy structures that statistically correlate to peace- statistics and economics classes because I ful societies — the things that permit peace to was interested in the union of peace and so- is one of the main initiatives of the strategic last once violence ceases and that can prevent cial issues and statistics, but I had no idea partnership between Rotary and the Institute violence from erupting in the first place. In the what I would do with that. for Economics and Peace. It’s a training course field of peace studies, most research is focused to educate Rotarians on the IEP’s technical re- on negative peace. There hasn’t been a lot of re- I learned about the IEP at a seminar that was search on positive peace. The goal is to help search around positive peace. This is something hosted by the peace fellow cohort ahead of me. Rotarians use these concepts to improve their that sets the IEP apart. The person who gave the keynote was a re- peacebuilding and development work in their search fellow from the IEP. When I heard this own communities. [For more on the IEP, see People might not know how to have an im- researcher speak, my jaw was on the table be- “Why Peace Equals Prosperity,” page 48.] pact on the level of homicides in their commu- cause the organization was this perfect union nity, for instance, but projects and initiatives that between statistics and quantitative methods The content was created by the IEP, but it promote positive peace are completely within the and peace. A month or two after I finished my has been developed with Rotarians in mind. It capacity of community members — of Rotarians. peace fellowship and returned to New York, a includes stories of Rotarians’ projects so Rotar- position at the IEP opened up and I was hired. ians will be able to recognize themselves and 4 How did Rotary their work as they go through the academy. help connect you to I often hear from Rotarians that we have the IEP? this cool peace fellow program but we don’t 2 What’s involved? know what happens afterward. The Rotary You can sign up for the course at I was one of the first people to receive a Rotary Peace Fellowship had a direct impact on what rotarypositivepeace.org. It’s free. You can go Foundation global grant scholarship. I earned I’m doing now. For me it’s been life-changing, through the program at your own pace, and you my master’s degree in international relations in and I’m deeply grateful for it. can start and stop at your leisure. It takes a few Spain and worked with female survivors of hu- hours to complete. man trafficking. A year or two later, I gave a pre- Learn what positive peace is and how sentation at a Rotary event in my district to build it in your community 3 What is positive peace? [6400, parts of Ontario and Michigan]. After- Negative peace is usually defined as the ward, one of my Rotarian friends told me to think and through your Rotary club’s projects. absence of violence: homicides, terror- about applying for a Rotary Peace Fellowship. Enroll at rotarypositivepeace.org. March 2019 The Rotarian | 57

our clubs Meeting makeover Rotaract Club of Accra-East, Ghana Chartered: 2011 CLUB INNOVATION: Original membership: 15 Membership: 40 To revive the faltering Rotaract Club of Accra-East, members dispelled misperceptions — particularly that the DRIVEN TO SERVICE: organization is solely for the wealthy — and pitched the club as a great way to develop leadership and professional skills. In Accra, Ghana’s capital, snarled traffic that can quadruple Member numbers and engagement soared when the club normal driving times during peak hours was taking a toll on started streaming in-person meetings on Facebook Live, the young professionals of the Rotaract Club of Accra-East. a platform that easily allows even club members who The club shrank to three active members not long after its live abroad to remain plugged into projects and activities. inception, falling victim to its members’ long work hours, job transfers, and the infamous commute. With a burst of to schools in some of Accra’s most impoverished neighbor- energy and the embrace of technology, the Rotaractors regrouped in a big way. Now they focus on support for literacy hoods. Education in Ghana “is free, but it isn’t free,” Deho says. and public health, with contributions of time and treasure arriving with the click of a mouse. “The resources that schoolchildren need to have a quality At least once a week, Opoku Minta-Afari reconnects with education are not always provided. We try to identify those old friends — fellow Accra-East Rotaractors — when he logs on to Facebook Live to “attend” club meetings and alternating basic needs and to alleviate the pressure on parents by workshop group sessions. “Social media has changed the way clubs and societies operate in many ways,” says Minta-Afari. providing them.” The Rotaractors couple that initiative with In 2015 he relocated to the United States, but sticking with his old club made sense. He still works on fundraising efforts, visits to schools to encourage children. “The only way they including the club’s Hope Project, which supports the con- struction of a classroom building in the Sefwi Akontombra can make it is through education,” Deho says. district of western Ghana, a nine-hour drive from the club’s home base. “It’s like the club’s baby, and we all need to work Over the past couple of years, the Accra-East Rotaractors hard to ensure its success,” he says. have visited Sefwi Akontombra to chart progress and promote Minta-Afari is not the only virtual attendee, says club member Emmanuel Deho. “Let’s assume the 36 members [who healthful living. “We’ve held health screenings, and we do reside in Accra] should be meeting in person. We get about 50 percent. Some are late and follow us on Facebook until it for the whole community,” they arrive. It’s a discussion, a kind of real-time interaction.” testing blood sugar levels The club maintains an ambitious agenda. The Hope Project, which is about a third of the way through construc- and blood pressure, screening tion and expected to cost more than $40,000, is “one of the most challenging projects,” says Deho, noting how club mem- children’s eyesight, and giving bers had been energized for an earlier, $5,000 effort to provide thousands of Rotaract-branded exercise books and stationery presentations on oral health along with toothbrushes and toothpaste. The internet has been a boon for planning as well as maintaining membership, notes Deho, recalling the tough From top: The club partnered with the period before video streaming Rotaract Club of Amuwo Main in Nigeria and real-time commenting for a water project at a school in Lagos; were possible. “It was no fault of theirs that members were club members plant trees in response missing meetings” because of to Ian H.S. Riseley’s call to action. work obligations, he says. “We needed a way to get them to con- tinue their participation.” They found it online. “You share ideas, you laugh, and you have fun.” — BRAD WEBBER What is your club doing to reinvent itself? Email [email protected]. 58 | The Rotarian March 2019

CONVENTION COUNTDOWN A message from Foundation Trustee Chair Hamburg dining Ron D. Burton H amburg’s history as a port city means that it boasts a cosmopolitan The last quarter of the Rotary year is approaching, and it’s time to check cuisine; influences range from Por- our progress. In January a year ago, we set a series of fundraising goals, tugal to China. But no matter the restaurant, and this June, we will give ourselves a report card. What will it be? there’s one constant: You’re likely to find an abun- As Rotary Foundation trustee chair, I am looking forward to telling you at the Rotary International Convention what we all most want to dance of seafood on the menu. So when you’re in hear: that we not only met our goals, but exceeded them. town for the Rotary International Convention from That’s because each of those goals corresponds directly to progress in each of our six areas of focus. 1 to 5 June, dive into dining Hamburg style. In 2017-18, we approved 1,300 global grants. Those grants funded Fischereihafen Restaurant Hamburg (fisch large, international projects with measurable, sustainable outcomes. Some were to keep newborn babies alive. Some were to bring clean ereihafenrestaurant.de/en) has been serving up drinking water and sanitary toilets to communities. And some went to economic development in poor areas. But every dollar had an im- seafood specialties (if you’re feeling adventurous, pact — the kind of impact that lasts. try the sweet-sour eel soup) in an elegant setting But there’s something else just as important: making sure we can continue doing this long into the future. on the Elbe River for almost four decades. That’s where our goal for the Endowment comes in. Our Rotary Another local institution is the Alt Hamburger Endowment is our promise to tomorrow — that our service to human- ity will continue, that we will never give up. Aalspeicher (aalspeicher.de). Order smoked eel with Our goal for the Endowment this year is $26.5 million in direct scrambled eggs and fried potatoes; fried plaice gifts, with an additional goal of $35 million in commitments. But that’s not all we’re aiming for. We also have a long-term goal: reaching “Finkenwerder style” with bacon potato salad; or $2.025 billion in 2025. Labskaus, a traditional sailor’s hash with fried Bringing the Endowment to that level will ensure that the World Fund has annual income to fund Foundation programs year in and year out. egg, herring, beetroots, and pickles. Finish with a This money will go in perpetuity to the programs you have determined to support through your gift to the Endowment. If each of us supports classic northern German dessert: rote Grütze, a red our Endowment, we can truly make Our Legacy, Rotary’s Promise. berry compote served with heavy cream. Together, we can make our Foundation even stronger, so that we can do even more good in the world. In a hurry? Pick up a Fischbrötchen (fish sand- wich) at the snack bar Brücke 10 (bruecke10.com) on the St. Pauli Landungsbrücke. The currywurst (pork sausage with curry ketchup) at Imbiss bei Schorsch (imbiss-bei-schorsch.de) is delicious and filling. And don’t miss out on Franzbrötchen, best described as a cross between a croissant and a cinnamon roll. Luckily for you, every bakery sells them. — GUNDULA MIETHKE SAMUEL ZUDER Register for the 2019 Ron D. Burton Rotary Convention in Hamburg at FOUNDATION TRUSTEE CHAIR riconvention.org. March 2019 The Rotarian | 59

BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROTARY How does Rotary International put your RI dues to work for you? Rotary International is dedicated to enhancing your experience by providing you and your club with the tools you need to make a difference in the world and to connect with others. Your dues help make that happen. Here’s how to make the most of what RI offers: CHALLENGE HOW RI CAN HELP Our club needs to grow. Discover resources to help engage Our club wants to connect with current members, connect with prospective members. prospective members, welcome new “The Manage Membership Leads page members, and develop your club at is a fantastic tool! I’ve already connected rotary.org/membership. with four prospective members who are visiting our club next month.” Through the Manage Membership Leads — ADAM BOWLING tool, RI connects clubs and districts with Rotary Club of Sandy Springs, Georgia people who have expressed an interest in Rotary. Visit rotary.org/membership. I’m moving and want to find Find the club that best suits you through Club a new club to join. Finder on rotary.org or download the Club Locator app to your smartphone. The form to change clubs is at my.rotary.org/member-center/ member-relocation. I know someone who Consider inviting them to join your club would make a great Rotarian. or refer them to another club by submitting their information at my.rotary.org/ member-center/member-referral. 60 | The Rotarian March 2019

CHALLENGE HOW RI CAN HELP I want to spread the word about Describe your project and share photos a successful club project. and impact via Rotary Showcase: rotary.org/showcase. I want to apply for a grant or Get started at Rotary’s Grant Center at “Don’t be afraid of the Grant Center. check the status of an application. rotary.org/our-programs/grants. Even though it might look overwhelming Regional grant officers are also available to provide one-on-one at first, it’s very user-friendly.” support in all official languages. — SALLY PLATT Rotary Club of Marietta Metro, Georgia I want people in my community Rotary’s People of Action campaign “We did a branding campaign at to know more about our club offers resources to tell stories about San Diego International Airport that was and what we do. the impact your club is making in your community. You’ll find incredibly successful. The campaign easy-to-use messaging, ideas for brought together People of Action videos, local events, social media ads, and print and video advertising materi- backlit posters, and social media.” als, as well as how-to guides. Learn more at rotary.org/brandcenter. — SCOTT CARR Rotary Club of San Diego Downtown Breakfast My club has an idea for a project, Visit ideas.rotary.org to view other clubs’ but we need to find a club to project pages. Club and district leaders can create a page to solicit partners. partner with on a global grant. I’m looking for materials about Visit shop.rotary.org to find ready-to- Rotary to take to a local event. use resources that can build awareness of Rotary and your club. I want to know whether Rotary complies with applicable laws it’s safe to give Rotary to ensure that our members’ personal information is safe and secure. Learn my personal information. about RI’s privacy policy at my.rotary .org/privacy-policy.

CHALLENGE HOW RI CAN HELP I would like to offer discounts Through Rotary Global Rewards, Rotar- on my company’s products and ians, Rotaractors, and alumni can post offers and take advantage of savings on services to other Rotarians. vehicle rentals, hotels, shopping, and more. Many offers also give a portion of your purchase back to Rotary. Find out more at rotary.org/globalrewards. I am taking on a leadership role Rotary’s online learning center is “We plan on using this platform to deliver in my club and would like to learn open to all members. Club leaders grant training to our members. can dive into information about their how I can make the most of it. roles, and new members can learn Our geographic region is pretty wide, and many more about Rotary. Get started at of our Rotarians cannot attend [in person].” rotary.org/learn. — MANON MITCHELL Rotary Club of Calgary, Alberta We are planning to host a Rotary’s virtual reality films allow “I love the VR tool. It is very easy to use. fundraiser for polio and would viewers to experience the lengths we People are always moved by the movie, like to engage potential donors go to in the fight to end polio. Learn more at rotary.org/VR. and shocked how realistic it is.” in an innovative way. — STELLA ROY Rotary Club of Halifax Harbourside, Nova Scotia We need to update our club’s bylaws. Reach out to your local club and district support team. These representatives are regional experts who provide advice, training, and support on Rotary’s online tools, governing documents, and club and district operations. Find your contact at my.rotary.org/contact/representatives. I need to track my club’s goals Sign in to Rotary Club Central “Since using Rotary Club Central, for the year. through My Rotary to set goals and we have two relatively new Rotarians willing plan for the future. to become club president because it’s easier to reach whole club agreement, it’s easier to plan the year ahead, and it makes reporting progress at meetings much more manageable.” — KEITH BEST Rotary Club of Newton Stewart, Scotland I still have a question. Call Rotary’s multilingual regional support staff at +1-866-976-8279, toll free. 62 | The Rotarian March 2019

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last look AWURRA ADWOA KYE PA RT N E R TAKE ACTION CONTRIBUTE The Rotary-USAID partnership provided For 10 years, Rotary and USAID have been More than 844 million people Rotary Foundation global sanitation facilities working together in a strategic partnership to worldwide lack access to clean grants are funding long-term at a school in provide clean water, sanitation facilities, and water. On World Water Day, water, sanitation, and hygiene Atekyem, Ghana. hygiene education in developing countries. 22 March, go to Rotary social education projects that bring media channels to share our sustainable change to local Collaborating with the world’s largest video about what Rotary is communities, such as the governmental aid agency has yielded valuable doing to help solve the water WASH in Schools Target lessons on how to achieve a truly integrated and crisis by 2030. Then learn Challenge in Belize, Guatemala, effective public-private partnership. Learn about more about how you can get Honduras, India, and Kenya. best practices and the impact we’ve achieved, involved by visiting rotary.org Make your contribution at such as in Ghana, where 35 clubs are working /wash or joining the Water and rotary.org/donate. with USAID to deliver sustainable WASH services Sanitation Rotarian Action for 75,000 people by 2020. To learn more, go to Group at wasrag.org. globalwaters.org/Rotary-USAID. 64 | The Rotarian March 2019

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