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Rotary Club presentation on the Rotary Peace Program and how together we can make peace sustainable.
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Presentation toRotary Club
Spencer LeungRotary Peace Fellow 2013
+Agenda
About Rotary Peace Chula Program
The Rotary Peace Program
About myself
Personal Peace Initiative
Post Fellowship Hope
+Armed Conflicts 2012
+About the Rotary Peace Program at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Eleven week of intensive course in Bangkok
Designed as a comprehensive overview of the peace studies and conflict resolution fields.
Objective: To build up a global community of peace builders, Rotary Peace Center hopes to make a lasting contribution to peace and communities across the globe.
+Rotary Peace Fellows - Class 15(Jun-Aug 2013)
20 Fellows
13 countries
Profile: Professors, Police, NGOs,
Legal, Human Rights Activist, Peace Monitor, Consultants, Business, etc.
+Study Objective
Centered on the core themes of conflict analysis and mapping, conflict tracking, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding.
Provide Fellows with a solid theoretical understanding of these concepts.
+Our teachers
+Our studies (Classroom)
About Peace
Causes of Conflict
Gender Awareness
Conflict Analysis
Conflict Resolution
Mediation
Media
Security Sector Reform
Conflict Transformation Capacity building Transitional Justice Post Conflict
Reconstruction
Trauma and self-care
Case Studies: Southern Thailand
+Field Trips
Human Trafficking Chiangrai Chiangmai
NGOs Prevention Care
Law Enforcement(Police and Custom Dept) Prevention
Genocide / Transitional Justice / Social Transformation Phnom Phen Battangban Siem Reap
NGOs ECCC, Eco-tourism, Human
Rights, DC-Cam, Election Monitoring
Northern Thailand Cambodia
+Northern Thailand– Human Trafficking
DEPDC New Life Center
Gab Fai Community Theatre Project (GABFAI)
Mai Sai Immigration Office
+Northern Thailand – Community Building
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Thailand (ADRA)
Hill Area Development Foundation (HADF) School sponsored by RC Mai Sai
Sharing with Rotarians in Chiangrai
+Cambodia – Post War Reconciliation
The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
EK Genocide Memorial
Friends Economic Development Association (FEDA)
+Cambodia– Post War Development
ADHOC
OSMOSE
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT)Connecting Communities, Environment and Responsible Tourism (ConCERT)
+About myself
Born and raised in Hong Kong
Moved to Thailand about 3 years ago
Started Adams Organic in Thailand
Getting involved with local farmers and farming communities
Graduated from the Rotary Peace Program Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) in Aug 2013
Sponsored by Rotary District 3450
Current focus is on rural sustainable development and helping farmers to grow and market their organic produces
+My Personal Initiative– Conflict within a country
Main drivers for conflict Poverty Inequality Human Rights abuse Fight for national resources Education and earning opportunities
Conflict between Urbanization, Rural Development and Environment Protection. Causes & Effect Possible solution
+Core Issues
Find solution in reversing the cycle
Urbanization
EconomicDevelopment &Industrialization
Rural LivelihoodDeprivation
EnvironmentalConflict
DesertingRural Communities
De-urbanization
RebuildRural Communities
Improve Rural Livelihood
ProtectOur Environment
+Post Fellowship Hope
Peace making is not a linear process.
Can only be attained through a web of interaction.
I shall continue enhance my knowledge in sustainable farming practices and peace.
To share my learned knowledge and expertise with farmers, students, consumers, local communities and business entrepreneurs across the region.
Seek help from the Rotarian Communities in building a peaceful web supporting network for sustainable rural development.
Promote conscious buying, consumption, trade and sustainable leadership
Aim to reduce inequality between the rural and the urban
Aim to reduce social inequality and conflict, and make peace sustainable
+Solution
“Making Peace by supporting sustainable living”
+Proposal to the Rotary community
Support rural development through sponsorship
Support more vocational training in the agriculture sector
Focus on sustainable organic farming practice
Or simply coordinate and buy more organic produces
+About the Organic Industry
It is not new but is growing rapidly with a good prospect “Business aspect of the organic industry”
It is a green industry and is a good balance between economic development and environment protection.
It requires new technology and methodology
It needs young creative entrepreneurs and knowledgeable participants
It creates jobs and vocational training
It recreates community development and bio-diversity
It provides good quality food for public to consume.
By focus on local consumption, it reduces carbon footprints
+Farming Communities
•Buyers•Government
+Value Chain
+Rotary’s Participation
Subject Focus Area Some Possible Areas for Rotary’s participation
Production Farm Level •Capital financing to farmers•Green house installation•Water management improvement, etc…
R & D Tertiary institutions •Financial support to institutions•Vocational training, etc…
Pest Control Bio-pest control development
•R & D support•Capital financing to rural suppliers, etc…
Fertilizers Compost and other organic fertilizers
•R & D support•Capital financing to rural suppliers, etc…
Seeds Seeds bank •R & D support•Seeds bank establish, etc…
Technologies Renewable energySocial mediaMobile technologies
•R & D support•Capital financing to rural suppliers•Social internet network for info sharing•Buyer/Seller internet network•Mobile network for instant info, etc….
Logistics Distributive network •Provide logistic support to local NGOs, etc…
Rotarians Buy / Consume •Community Support Agriculture (CSA), etc…
+Rotary’s Participation in the Value Chain
+Rotary’s Integrated Community Approach in supporting sustainable farming
Buyer / Consumer / Promoter / Sponsors / Community Developer / Trainers
+Summary
Urge Rotary community to provide more support towards the agriculture sector
Help create jobs opportunities and entrepreneurship through e.g. micro-financing support
Help enhance research and technology development in organic development
Help provide vocational training to young farmers/graduates
Help facilitate cross-community/cross-border buying/selling and co-operation
Help create a fair trade market for organic produce
Help create the “missing link” for technology and knowhow sharing
+Objectives
Promote develop sustainable rural development through collaboration and cooperation
Create jobs through supporting the green industry
Reduce inequality between urban and rural Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Self-Realization
Provide vocational training to younger generations
Protect our One Planet
Provide clean and good food for consumption
Promote mutual understanding, mutual learning
Promote PEACE
+Thank you Rotary!
Thank you!