A Geneva Experience from Durham By Peter Adeyeye The Journey Childhood events sparked my interest in development. I grew up in a loving Christian home where I watched my parents pray with people who fell ill and support both neighbors … Read more

We are all in this together: reflections on a summer that calls for peace and justice By Caitilin McMillan “We are all in this together” is a phrase many of us will have heard this summer. In the midst of … Read more

Femicide Crisis in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Impunity, Corruption and Failed Policies By Marco Cuevas This year I took part, alongside two talented Duke MIDP Fellows (Jessica Maeda and Ola Hosni), in the Geneva Challenge. Launched six years ago, the Geneva … Read more

Shifting expectations and the perks of my remote internship By Catherine Harris It certainly hasn’t been the summer I was expecting, but there have been some good perks. I was expecting… to be spending the last few months in Geneva, … Read more

  Peacebuilding through education innovation for women leaders worldwide By Amanda Luz When I came to the U.S. to study how education and technology could better support people to collaborate and transform their communities, I certainly couldn’t imagine how urgent … Read more

  Working for Peace and Development By Kalkidan Kebede Before joining the RPF program in 2019, I had been working in development fields for more than eight years. I had also been studying the development challenges, poverty trends, the different … Read more

Peace Through Health: Keeping my dream for Malawi alive By Chimwemwe Kumwenda The English novelist Graham Greene once said, “There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in”. As a young girl, I … Read more

Peace from home: thoughts of a peacebuilder during Covid-19 By Giovanny Rincon Alvarez How should I work for peacebuilding under remote mode? This was the question that I asked myself a month ago when I started my Applied Field Experience … Read more

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