Rotary Shines Again - July 16, 2007

Rotary Shines Again

Rotary strives to promote peace through education. Since 1947, The Rotary Foundation has awarded more than $1.1 billion in humanitarian and educational grants and is one of the world’s largest privately funded sources of international scholarships.

– Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution is a two-year master’s-level program that trains future diplomats and leaders in the art of peace building and conflict resolution. The program selects and sends up to 60 Rotary World Peace Fellows annually to study at seven participating universities worldwide.

– Rotary awards approximately 1,000 Ambassadorial Scholarships yearly to university students around the globe to study in another country for three months to two years. These students serve as ambassadors of goodwill.

– Rotary Youth Exchange. Some 8,000 teenage students around the world participate in Rotary’s Youth Exchange program each year. Participants study in another country and learn about its history,
language, and culture.

– Rotary’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) is a unique four-to-six week cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young professionals ages 25 to 40.

Anguillians are eligible to participate in any of these programs. Please keep us in mind as you approach graduation or post-secondary study.

For more information, please check our website – www.rotaryanguilla.org – or speak to any local Rotarian. The Rotary Club of Anguilla meets every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. upstairs at the English Rose.