Public health issues can serve as both a consequence and a cause of conflict. The economic impact of violence containment to the world economy in 2012 was estimated to be $9.46 trillion or 11 percent of Gross World Product.

“Peace doesn’t get built in congresses or parliaments. And it doesn’t get built by armies, or presidents, or even in the United Nations building in New York,” said John F. Germ, president of Rotary. “It gets built by people who care and are willing to work for the things they care about. Things like sustainable economic growth, human rights, clean water and air, sanitation, literacy and health.”

Promoting peace is one of Rotary’s six areas of focus that includes fighting disease, providing clean water, supporting education, saving mothers and children and growing local economies. Rotary has contributed more than $3 billion to support projects and scholarships. These are some of the ways Rotary is pursuing peace and “doing good in the world.”