22nd /08/2026 Kampla-Uganda.
The Africa Rotary Peace Fund has received a USD 227,400 commitment from individual Major Donors during the 2nd Major Donors Members’ Society Dinner, held at BSF Gardens in Muyenga.
The dinner was hosted by Regional Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Bob Waggwa Nsibirwa as Africa Zone 22 prepares to host the 6th Africa Peace Concert on November 27, 2026, at Munyonyo. The concert will form part of the Africa Zone Institute Conference slated from 26th to 29th November.
The event was officiated by Past Rotary Foundation Trustee Geeta Manek, who encouraged Rotarians to embrace a culture of giving, sharing her personal conviction that contributions to the Foundation have the power to transform and uplift communities.
Trustee Manek also assured donors that the Foundation has strong stewardship systems to ensure that funds reach the intended beneficiaries. She emphasized that these systems are anchored in ethics, integrity, accountability and sustainability.
In his keynote address, Trustee Tusu Tusubira thanked Rotarians for their continued generosity but challenged them to give even more, noting that significant challenges remain in communities across Africa and beyond.
He pointed to the Agohelma Foundation by Abebech Gobena who in 1980s rescued a baby girl still suckling at the breast of her dead mother at a feeding centre during the famine in Ethiopia as an example of how giving can create meaningful change.
We need to understand what giving is and why we give. We need to connect the eyes to the heart to see the misery before us, and giving will become easy. To those who have been given more, more is expected, Tusuubira said
The USD 227,400 commitment will support Rotary’s global peacebuilding work, including the Rotary Peace Centres.
Among the centres is Makerere University in Kampala, where Rotary provides advanced training for peacebuilders working in Africa.
About the Rotary Peace Centres
The Rotary Peace Centres are a flagship peacebuilding initiative of The Rotary Foundation, established in 2002. They train professionals and emerging leaders in peacebuilding, conflict prevention and resolution, sustainable development, diplomacy and related fields. Since the program began, more than 1,900 fellows from around the world have completed Rotary Peace Centre programs, with alumni going on to work in governments, NGOs, universities and international organisations.
Rotary currently has eight Peace Centres around the world. They offer two principal types of fully funded fellowships: master's degree programs and professional-development certificate programs. Rotary awards up to 170 fellowships each year. The programme equips experienced professionals with the knowledge, practical skills and networks needed to address conflict and promote sustainable peace in their communities.