Empowered for Global Impact by Rotary: My International and Diverse Summer Internship Experiences by Jibikeoluwa Faborode It seems like it was only yesterday that I went through the 5-month rollercoaster of emotions associated with applying for a chance to … Continued
“Chance favors only the prepared mind” Louis Pasteur From Yared: AFE at the Fund for Peace and beyond My 12-year professional career in the field of Environment and Energy has shown me the important contribution of these … Continued
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” by Mexan … Continued
From Sakina: Working with PartnersGlobal, Research at Duke, and Learning in Geneva Being a Rotary Peace Fellow has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. As a student in Duke University, I had the chance to … Continued
From Neta: Global Studies at UNC, and a summer at the Legal Aid Society of New York City The opportunity to apply to the Rotary Peace Fellowship was revealed to me at a point in life when I needed … Continued
From Simon: A Summer to Remember: Reflections of the Impact of the Rotary Fellowship Pre-completion A Summer of Impact It has been great and fulfilling so far. Before my applied fellowship experience officially started in Zambia (more of this … Continued
From Abdedaim: DUKE-UNC, where the next generation of peacemakers meet When I was a kid, I used to think of people across borders and overseas, if they looked like me, or spoke the same language, or had the same … Continued
From Diana Campos Quiroz: Shaping my Path as a Peacebuilder Making my dream come true: becoming a liaison for sustainable development Back in 2016, I experienced a meaningful call to follow my dream to become a peacebuilder. I was … Continued
From Alaa: Hope is the Path to Success A couple of years ago I had a dream, a dream to pursue my masters abroad and to be a successful woman advocating for women’s’ rights and freedoms. But as a young … Continued
Connecting the dots: Innovation for closing social gaps by Diana Quintero Giraldo I am the second generation of a low-income rural family that migrated to the city to increase their opportunities. My family origins have given me a deep … Continued
From Philile: Why, how, what – the questions shaping my Applied Field Experience and path to impact The Why I was first introduced to the concept of the Why during an Innovation and Entrepreneurship class I took in Spring … Continued
From Larissa: Remote from Durham, two dream internships! I arrived in Durham, North Carolina in January 2021, one semester after the Master’s Program in International Development Policy (MIDP) had started. During the fall of 2020 I studied from home in … Continued