Rotary’s flagship international effort is the eradication of polio.
The idea came from the club's wish to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations in 2020 and recognize Rotary’s focus on peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
Unfortunately, the installation has been delayed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
This pole will be one of over 250,000 that are located in almost every country of the world.
The pole will be inscribed: ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’ in the 6 languages of the United Nations and Ojibwa.
The pole was dedicated at a short ceremony on ‘International Day of Peace" Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Perkins Park, Southampton. CLICK HERE for a short video of the ceremony
What is a Peace Pole?
Rotary’s flagship international effort is the eradication of polio.
In the past 25 years, Hand Up has invested over $2 Million of funds from local Rotarians, Rotary Clubs, The Rotary Foundation and the Canadian Government into humanitarian projects in Cameroon. Projects have included Education, Maternal Health, Entrepreneurship, Water and Sanitation and Nutrition as well as many others.
Each year natural disasters occur throughout the world and it’s difficult to respond to each and everyone. So to be proactive we channel our support by annual contributions to Shelter Box and Aqua Box who are both internationally respected Rotary Partners. These boxes are then ready and available to be dispatched as the need arises.