onsdag 15 februari 2023

Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention: What Role for Rotaract?

February is Peace & Conflict Prevention Month. In this honor, we are more than thrilled to host a District lecture by Sibylle Rupprecht, Rotary International Representative amongst the United Nations of Geneva. Please note: the event is open to all prospects, Rotarians and Rotaractors from the ... February is Peace & Conflict Prevention Month. In this honor, we are more than thrilled to host a District lecture by Sibylle Rupprecht, Rotary International Representative amongst the United Nations of Geneva. Please note: the event is open to all prospects, Rotarians and Rotaractors from the district. RSVP on the District’s website. When it comes to peace, we have no shortage of fine words. But where are the deeds? Peace is multi-faceted and is often understood simply as the absence of war. However, long-term stability is necessary to ensure peace. Stability in politics, health care, democracy, the economy, education and others are needed to prevent social conflicts. Every time there is an economic crisis, conflicts flare up. In February 2023 the open war between Russia and Ukraine will already be a year old. Let’s not forget that one year is very short compared to other conflicts that have been going on for years. We tend to forget about them, because they are further away from Europe, like the conflict in Yemen, Ethiopia, Syria or South America. There are currently 32 open conflicts in the world. Ukraine is close to us, also by its culture. This proximity perhaps brutally reminds us of the fragility of peace, bringing back memories of the Balkan conflict. For many, Peace is something abstract, somewhat diffuse, intangible. It is not like polio vaccination, which allows us to count the number of people vaccinated and gives a precise figure. Nor is it like the strategic axes of water, education, maternal and child health. Peace is not just the absence of war, the definition is more complex: it is especially once the guns fall silent that the real work of peace begins. The aim is to achieve a positive peace rebuilding society and its governing systems including education, infrastructure, democracy. Rotarians are people of action, and we must engage in peace and conflict resolution. Let’s have a good look at the way we can foster positive peace within us, in our families, with neighbours, colleagues and fellow citizens.

onsdag 15 februari 2023

Discussing the future of Rotaract-Rotary Genève International

This event is preceeded by a lecture of Sibylle Rupprecht, representative of Rotary International to the United Nations Geneva. The lecture will take place from 6.30pm to 7.15pm in the same location and will be open to all Rotarians, Rotaractors and guest of the District 1990. RSVP here. Rotary Ge ... This event is preceeded by a lecture of Sibylle Rupprecht, representative of Rotary International to the United Nations Geneva. The lecture will take place from 6.30pm to 7.15pm in the same location and will be open to all Rotarians, Rotaractors and guest of the District 1990. RSVP here. Rotary Genève International was founded in 2015. Only one year later, in 2016, the club members decided to found Rotaract Genève International as a desire to encourage leadership skills for a younger generation. Together with current Rotary President Mineko Mohri, Rotaract Chair Marie-José Astre-Démoulin and founding member Coll MacDougall-Hunter, Rotaractors and prospects will be able to learn more about existing partnership programs and imagine new ones. These exchanges might inform future relationship between Rotaract and Rotary: join us to be part of the discussion!

torsdag 23 februari 2023

Rotaract-Rotary Mentorship: Speed Networking Kickoff

The speed-mentoring session is the kickstarter event for the 2023 Rotaract-Rotary mentorship program. As a Rotarian, support emerging leaders to help build their confidence, self-awareness, professional skills, network and develop a greater understanding of their potential as a Rotaractor to influe ... The speed-mentoring session is the kickstarter event for the 2023 Rotaract-Rotary mentorship program. As a Rotarian, support emerging leaders to help build their confidence, self-awareness, professional skills, network and develop a greater understanding of their potential as a Rotaractor to influence and motivate others. As a Rotaractor, meet accomplished leaders willing to share their experience, encourage you and provide you with constructive feedback. The evening, organized as a speed-networking event, will allow Rotarians and Rotaractors to meet each others with multiple 1-on-1 conversations and create pairs by the end of the evening. Program 18h30: Introduction (speed networking guidelines and time schedule) 18h45: 1-on-1 discussions of 5min each 19h30: End of sessions, regular seating 19h35: Dinner & dessert 20h15: Final mentor-mentoree pairing 20h30: Conclusion Please note Rotaractors are invited to the following dinner by Rotary Genève International, free of charge. We address our sincere thanks to the Rotary club!This event takes place at Rotary’s meeting location, the Hôtel Intercontinental in the neighborhood of the United Nations. Please mind the travelling time. RSVP is mandatory. Registration will open on Sunday 19th of February and close on Tuesday 21st of February, on Rotary Genève International’s website.