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Embracing Peace Through Service: The Vision of Sakuji Tanaka, Rotary International President 2012-2013

Sakuji Tanaka, the 2012-2013 President of Rotary International, championed the theme "Peace Through Service." Emphasizing Rotary's commitment to building a more peaceful world, he argued that true peace involves healthcare, education, and friendship. As a dedicated member and leader, Tanaka's journey from a charter member in Japan to an influential global figure illustrates the power of service and selflessness. His legacy encourages us to prioritize common good over individual desires and reaffirms that through Rotary, we can nurture understanding and empathy among diverse communities.

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Embracing Peace Through Service: The Vision of Sakuji Tanaka, Rotary International President 2012-2013

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  1. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

  2. PEACE THROUGH SERVICE SAKUJI TANAKA RI PRESIDENT 2012-2013

  3. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  4. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  5. SAKUJI TANAKA • 1975 - Charter Member, RC Yashio, Japan • 1994-95 – District Governor • 2003-05 – RI Director • 2006-10 – Rotary Foundation Trustee • 2012-2013 RI President AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  6. SAKUJI TANAKA • Married to Kyoko since 1963 – both are: • PHF, • Benefactors, • Major Donors and • Arch C. Klumph Society Members • Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  7. MEANING OF PEACE Peace is the absence war, violence, and fear. Peace means that you are not in danger of hunger or persecution or the suffering of poverty. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  8. Peace can mean freedom of thought and of speech, and of choice, and the ability for self-determination. • Peace can mean security, confidence in the future: a life and home in a stable society. • Peace can mean a sense of happiness, of inner serenity, of calm AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  9. PEACE THROUGH SERVICE • However we define peace, whatever peace means to us, we can bring it closer through Service. • Rotary helps to meet the inner needs for friendship, connection, and caring. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  10. Rotary helps us to meet the basic needs of others when and where most needed: • to provide health care, • sanitation, • food, and • education. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  11. Rotary helps us to build peace in its most traditional sense, by reducing the causes of conflict. • Rotary builds bridges of friendship and tolerance among people and nations. It helps us to understand each other. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  12. Through Rotary service we come closer to people who seem very different from us. Through our Rotary service, we learn that cooperation is more productive than conflict AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  13. Our Motto is Service Above Self • Service Above Self helps us to: • Put the common good above our own. • Prioritize others’ needs over our own desires. • Think less about ourselves and more about what is best for everyone. • And in this way, we help to build the foundation for a more peaceful world. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  14. GLOBAL PEACE FORUMS Berlin, Germany – Peace Without Borders - 30th Nov – 2nd Dec, 2012 Will examine the role of democracy in promoting Peace. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA – The Green Path To Peace – 25th – 27th January, 2013 Will focus on the importance of conserving and protecting our environment as a pre-requisite to peace. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  15. Hiroshima, Japan – Peace Begins with You • 17th -19th May, 2013 • Will explore ways in which each of us has the power to promote peace in our daily lives and in our own communities. AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

  16. RI THEME FOR 2012-2013 Peace Through Service AG SETH ASIAMA, RC KUMASI EAST

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