Rotarians and Rotaractors experience the UN in SLC

Roteract in Action

Salt Lake City, Utah hosted The United Civil Society Conference, the premier event in the civil society calendar at the United Nations. There were over 7,500 participants representing over 700 civil society organizations from over 100 countries. Rotaractors demonstrated their leadership skills by presenting Sustainable Youth Service Projects and building Positive Peace. Stephanie Velasco, District Rotaract Representative/Rotarian from the Midvalley Rotaract Club/ Midvale Rotary Club moderated and Molly Hanrahan, Salt Lake Rotaract President and Brayden Fairbourn, Midvalley Rotaract President presented.

 The younger generations that are part of Rotary International, such as Rotaract, are mobilizing a new wave of sustainable projects around the world. The utilization of resources and a good assessment opens the door to great partnerships and excellent projects that are bringing sustainable results and satisfying the needs of communities worldwide. When an organization motivates and provides an opportunity for the younger generations of Rotaract to be part of an active movement, this results in their ability to continue building goodwill and better friendships that will be beneficial to all for a better world.

Positive Peace describes the attitudes and institutions that underpin and sustain peaceful societies.  Positive Peace is the presence of something good, like education, sustainable resources, human capital, or a functioning government. Negative and Positive Peace are distinct but interconnected. Rotary International and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) have had a strategic partnership since 2017 and capitalize on IEP’s research on the attitudes, institutions and structures of more peaceful societies and Rotary’s grassroots experience in communities around the globe.

The conference culminated in the reading of the final outcome document including the youth outcome document or declaration all which illustrate the work to achieve the United Nations agenda, including Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) the blueprints which match Rotary International’s areas of focus. Now go to www.UN2020.org and be part of the initiative dedicated to celebrating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and improving multilateral relations and structures for global problem solving. Our youth will help us develop the future we want to see and they are already doing it in our Utah District and globally!