Rotary pair return from Manchester study tour

ROTARY ambassadors Erinma Bell, MBE, from Manchester, England, and Superintendent Charlie Allen from Dandenong police recently returned from a trip to Thailand to the Rotary Club of Berwick.
Mrs Bell and Mr Allen are recipients of the Rotary Peace Scholarship, which includes a two year fully funded masters-level degree in international studies, peace studies and conflict resolution.
As part of their scholarship, the pair, along with 17 attendees from other countries, participated in a three month program in Thailand to study urban, national and international conflict.
Mrs Bell is in Melbourne to start up a project with the Sudanese youth in the Dandenong area with the help of Mr Allen.
They established a Sudanese leadership group of 24 men who had been selected by local soccer clubs.
The Melbourne Heart Soccer Club met with the Sudanese Leadership Group to add further support.
Mr Allen’s scholarship was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chadstone-East Malvern to enable him to continue his work for the benefit of Sudanese youth in the Dandenong area.
Mrs Bell’s visit to Melbourne was financed by the Rotary Clubs of Berwick and Chadstone-East Malvern. Rotary International provides Ambassadorial Scholarships with the intention of furthering international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas.
The scholarships are for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies.