Rotary Peace Fellows Creating Hope in the World

Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at the Rotary Peace Centers. It is a highly competitive process with over 600 applicants for the 2023 fellowships. Sydney Rotary successfully recruited three applicants for this intake, and two were accepted, Doctor Alfred Mupenzi and Jawoon Kim. For the 2024 intake, we recruited two applicants, Faraidoon Anwari and Rhianne Jeyakumar. Their applications are currently under the scrutiny of the Rotary International Selection Committee. 

• Why does Rotary International invest in the development of peacebuilders globally?
• Why is the Rotary Sydney so invested in this programme?
• Can Rotary Peace Fellows really impact global peace?
• How do they resolve conflict?

Join Rotary Sydney to develop an understanding of the impact of the Rotary Peace Fellowship programme.

Our Speakers:

Dr Alfred Mupenzi

A Rotary Peace Fellow currently undertaking his Peace Fellow program at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Alfred was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sydney in 2022 to undertake Rotary Peace Fellowship in 2023.

Patricia Garcia AO

Patricia was an Australian of the Year Finalist 2016. Patricia is a Rotary Peace Fellow alumnus, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 2013 and was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lane Cove. Patricia is a highly experienced peace builder and humanitarian aid worker with missions in The Balkans, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Sudan. Patricia is currently the Partnerships Development Manager with the Institute for Economics and Peace in Sydney.