Natsuko Sawaya, Class 14 (2015-2017) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years While working at an international preschool in Tokyo, Natsuko Sawaya (UNC MPH ’17) was awarded an Ambassadorial Scholarship by the Rotary Foundation to study at the University of Bologna … Read more
Anabella Palacios, Class 8 (2009-2011) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Anabella Palacios’s (UNC City and Regional Planning MA ’11) interest in promoting peace and international understanding began when she participated in a year-long Rotary Youth Exchange program in Istanbul, … Read more
Amanda Luz, Class 18 (2019-2021) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Amanda Luz (UNC MEITE ’21) works in the intersection of capacity-building, public policy, and communications to develop information and tools that promote more equitable and civil society-led peacebuilding. She … Read more
Sharif Azami, Class 7 (2008-2010) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Sharif Azami (MIDP ‘10) arrived at Duke University in 2008 after spending seven years with Oxfam Great Britain, the UN World Food Programme, and the Canadian International Development Agency. … Read more
Sakun Gajurel, Class 16 (2017-2019) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Sakun Gajurel (MIDP ‘19) grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal. Prior to joining the Master of International Development Policy programme at Duke University as a Rotary Peace Fellow, Sakun worked … Read more
Carlos Juárez, Class 13 (2014-2016) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Carlos Juárez (MIDP ’16) grew up in the city of Acapulco in Guerrero, Mexico – a major seaport and popular tourist destination that has been severely afflicted by drug … Read more
Josephus Tenga, Class 3 (2004-2006) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Jose Tenga (MIDP ’06) arrived at Duke University in 2004 with several years of professional and field experience in development and conflict resolution already under his belt. After receiving … Read more
Limabenla Jamir, Class 17 (2018-2020) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Limabenla currently works as an independent development consultant and is involved in social policy design and evaluation, researching development policy and practices in fragile and conflict-affected states. Previously, she … Read more
Diana Campos Quiroz, Class 19 (2020-2022) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Diana Campos is a recent graduate of the Master’s in International Development Policy (MIDP) program at Duke University and a member of the first Rotary Peace Fellow cohort … Read more
Roselyn Vusia, Class 9 (2010-2012) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Prior to joining the Master in International Development Policy program at Duke University, Roselyn Vusia served as Program Coordinator for the Action Group for Health, Human Rights, and HIV/AIDS … Read more
Manish Kumar, Class 12 (2013-2015) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Manish Kumar elected to pursue a Master of Public Health degree at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, focusing on researching and recommending appropriate health information architecture … Read more
Jessica Trijsburg, Class 15 (2011-2013) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Jessica Trijsburg elected to pursue a master’s degree at UNC’s School of Education with her Rotary Peace Fellowship, focusing on researching and developing methodologies to promote understanding of emerging … Read more