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THE WORLD OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL RI IS WORKING TO SPREAD PEACE In March, Lynee Favinger of the Central Mediation Center in Kearney (Nebraska, USA – ed.) returned from an intensive short-term program in Bangkok, Thailand, organized by Rotary International. The 11-week program was designed to teach a small class of business, government and nonprofit organization leaders from around the world about the conflict-resolution process. It's a less expensive, shorter version of Rotary's master's degree program and is funded by Rotarians. Attendees are admitted through an application process. According to its Web site, the Peace and Conflict Studies Program was designed to help trainees become "better equipped to help prevent and resolve conflict, as well as foster policies and create settings that ensure peace worldwide." Favinger was one of only two Americans enrolled in the program and was joined by educators, ministers, government leaders, tax collectors, refugee camp organizers and human rights activists from Africa and Asia. During a presentation Favinger made to the Rotary Club of Grand Island (District 5630, Nebraska / USA – ed.) recently, she detailed how her experience in Thailand helped her understand the peace process on an international level. "A lot of times we as Americans take things for granted," she said. "A lot of Americans don't have knowledge of ... how the peace process can work." While working with classmates from other countries, Favinger said, she was able to discuss international issues, including the role of religion in conflict and other countries' perceptions of the U.S. "We aren't very popular, to put it mildly," she said. "They love Americans. They hate our government." She was also able to assist with Rotary's PolioPlus program, which administers polio vaccines, and travel to different areas of Thailand to examine conflicts there. Favinger said the program has given her more tools to assess conflicts and decide if and when mediation is appropriate since her return from Bangkok. She has also given presentations and conducted training sessions to teach others the skills she learned. Because of Favinger's experience at the conference, the mediators she works with have been able to see what they do with a broader vision, said Suzanne Curran Carney, director of the Grand Island branch of the Central Mediation Center. Favinger said she would recommend the experience to anyone. "It just helps for better understanding between people, between nations". Coutesy The Grand Island Indpendent Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja Wednesday, 1st August 2007 Issue 04 – 2007/08 Page 7
ROTARY IN THE REGION AUSSIE ROTARIANS DONATE HEART MACHINE TO SRI LANKA Strathmore (District 9790, Australia – ed.) Rotarian David Meller was at Essendon Airport (Melbourne, Australia – ed.) recently checking a container holding two heart machines destined for Sri Lanka. Mr Meller, the southern region coordinator of Rotary International Donations in Kind, said the cardiac catheterization labs would be the first used in the country's public hospitals. One came out of St Vincent's public and the other came out of St John of God Hospital in Bendigo. They will be helping cardiac patients in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. ''The population of Sri Lanka is about 20 million. It appears they've got two of these machines in the whole of the country - but they're in private hospitals. By way of contrast, in Victoria, with a population approaching five million, we have 40 of these machines.'' he said. Worth an estimated A$1.2 million, the labs have to be replaced every decade under Australian legislation. However, Mr Meller said, with proper maintenance, the machines would serve the people of Sri Lanka for many years. ''By Australian health regulations, they have a life of 10 years. The reality is they have a real service life of up to 30 years.'' He said the machines would be used at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital - as soon as it was built. Rotarian volunteers are in Sri Lanka talking to the health minister at the moment. ''They've gone right to the top to expedite matters,'' Mr Meller said. While the machines' worth can be measured in dollars, the number of lives saved is harder to measure. Mr Meller said the reward of helping others was also priceless. ''It gives you that great feeling. I can tap my heart and feel proud.'' Courtesy Moonee Valley Community News (Fairfax Digital) SNAPSHOTS OF THE 4th WEEKLY MEETING Distinguished Guests with President and Imm PDG Dato’ Jimmy Dato’ Mustapha with YB Dato’ Ong Tee Kiat and Haji Ridzuan Tee Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja Wednesday, 1st August 2007 Issue 04 – 2007/08 Page 6
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