The 12th Annual Rotary Spring Conference took place on Saturday, April 11th, 2015, at UNC (FedEx Global Education Center in the Nelson Mandela auditorium). The theme was “People-Centered Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace”.If you were unable to attend or would like to watch each presentation again, tune into our Vimeo page.
Serge Dihoff, Rotary Host Area Coordinator
John Kenny, Trustee Chairman, The Rotary Foundation 2014-2015
Francis Lethem, Rotary Center Co-Director, Duke University
James Peacock, Rotary Center Co-Director, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniela Tort and Aybolek Ovezova, Rotary Peace Fellows 2013-15, Conference Narrators
Diamond Revenues and the Challenge of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Sierra Leone
Presenter: Lyttelton Braima
Moderator: Catherine Admay
Managing Water Conflict and Cooperation in Central Asia: The Case of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Presenter: Aybolek Ovezova
Moderator: Erica Johnson
From Communal Violence to Civil War: the Role of Democracy and Political Entrepreneurs
Presenter: Geysar Gurbanov
Moderator: Erica Johnson
Reducing Malnutrition: Strengthening Nutrition Workforce for Effective Delivery of Nutrition Interventions
Presenter: Manish Kumar
Moderator: Catherine Admay
Promoting Maternal and Child Health through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Cambodia
Presenter: Hai-Ryung Sung
Moderator: Sian Curtis
The Lost Children of Central America: a Humanitarian Challenge
Presenter: Daniela Tort
Moderator: Phyllis Pomerantz
Bringing Peace to the Brazilian Amazon
Presenter: Luiz Pinto
Moderator: Frank Webb
What can we learn from the experience of the Ethiopian Health Extension Program?
Presenter: Tekleab Mekbib
Moderator: Herbert B. Peterson
Strategies to Restore Peace in Three Southernmost Provinces of Thailand
Presenter: Pranisa Ekachote
Moderator: Rosemary Fernholz
Targeting Health Care in Armed Conflicts and Emergencies: Is it Underestimated?
Presenter: Dilshad Jaff
Moderator: Lewis Margolis
Presentation of Certificates and Alumni Pins
James Peacock, Francis Lethem and Serge Dihoff
Closing Remarks – Luiz Pinto