Gada Roba, AFE Blog- Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood (SPPN) Wilder Foundation My AFE, with the educational initiative Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood, or SPPN, shed light on the many challenges faced by urban citizens in America. It also gave me hope—with … Read more
My experience and the first exposure to peace and violence: In 2004, the last year of my BA, I decided to study in Colombia for one semester as a member of the University Exchange program. Living and studying in Bogota … Read more
Building Future Leaders for SustainABLE Peace “Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world”. –Jack … Read more
“Choose a placement that fits your field of studies and interest, with any organization of your choice, in any country you want – as long as you’re reasonably safe.” This was the basic instruction for a Rotary Peace Fellow, to … Read more
COLOMBIAN PEACE, BETWEEN STORYTELLING AND REALITY Colombia is a land of natural born storytellers, and a treasure trove of never-ending, amazing, incredible stories, many of which – unfortunately – do not have a happy ending. But all of the stories … Read more
WHERE I DRAW MY INSPIRATION FOR PEACE BUILDING Born in … Read more
Sri Lanka: A delightful journey through diversity! FIRST IMPRESSION 14 of May 2017 was the day I arrived in Colombo, the vibrant commercial capital of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. I was about to start my internship adventure … Read more
The right to life Having dedicated my entire career to issues related to gender and rights, choosing to embark on a Master of Public Health was a plan that came slightly out of left field in some ways. While I … Read more
I started my internship at the World Bank in May and it has been so far, an incredible experience to learn from peers and to understand the complexities of the development work that the Bank does. I’m a member of … Read more
A calling to return to Peru Five years ago I travelled to Peru for the wedding of one of my dearest childhood friends. While visiting the Amazon I began a conversation with a group of Indigenous women artisans from the … Read more
My growing fascination with climate change The first time I understood that the world did not have infinite resources was in the year 2000 when someone told me it would take seven planets to sustain the current level of world … Read more