“What Role can Community Health Workers (CHWs) Play in Addressing Issues such as Gender-Based Violence (GBV)?” By Alexis Mwanza Kabongo (UNC MPH’ 24) Summer 2023 AFE Blog Post Series During my career as a Public Health Medical Doctor, … Read more
“Empowering Sustainable Development: My Internship Journey at the Environmental Defense Fund” By Mai Nguyen (Duke MIDP ’24) Summer 2023 AFE Blog Post Series Embarking on my Rotary Peace Fellowship, I started a transformative journey to make a positive … Read more
“Curating Change: The Potential of Social Work in Transforming Museums” By Alexandra Rose (UNC Social Work ’24) Summer 2023 AFE Blog Post Series As a social worker primarily interested in galleries and museums, I’m used to explaining my … Read more
“L’Esprit de Genève – A Lifelong Quest for a Zambian Rotary Peace Fellow” By Gibson Zulu (UNC Global Studies ’24) Summer 2023 AFE Blog Post Series ‘What does a Rotary Peace Fellow do?’ What professional work or business … Read more
Sakina Dhorajiwala, Class 20 (2021-2023) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Sakina Dhorajiwala is a member of the most recent graduating class of Duke’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program. Prior to her Rotary Peace Fellowship, she worked for … Read more
Yung Nietschke, Class 2 (2003-2005) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Yung Le Nietschke completed a Master of Arts in Education at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005, where she focused on education system reform in post-conflict settings. After graduating, Yung worked … Read more
Rhett Sangster, Class 11 (2012-2014) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Before he was a Rotary Peace Fellow, Rhett Sangster (Duke MIDP ’14) was a Foreign Service Officer in the Canadian diplomatic corps, where he spent three years posted in … Read more
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