From Diana: Shaping my Path as a Peacebuilder
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 … Read more
From Nathalia: I did sign up for this…
From Nathalia: I DID SIGN UP FOR THIS… I decided to apply to Rotary Peace Fellowship in 2019. The whole program seemed perfectly fit for what I have done and for what I wanted to do in the future. I … Read more
From Alaa: Hope is the Path to Success
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 … Read more
Connecting the dots: Innovation for closing social gaps, by Diana Quintero Giraldo
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 … Read more
From Philile: Why, how, what – the questions shaping my Applied Field Experience and path to impact
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 … Read more
From Larissa: Remote from Durham, two dream internships!
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 … Read more
AFE Reflections from Roei Shaul Hillel, MHPSS Specialist at UNICEF
AFE Reflections from Roei Shaul Hillel, MHPSS Specialist at UNICEF: Background The past year brought many uncertainties and adventures with it. As I have learned in the past year that I would not be able to attend the Duke-UNC Center … Read more
From Bronwyn: Cultivating environments for transformational change: Re-imagining Education
Cultivating environments for transformational change: Re-imagining Education By Bronwyn Manley When I applied for the Rotary Peace Scholarship, I was intent on finding educational solutions that could reach the most marginalized and vulnerable communities, in particular displaced populations. Undertaking a … Read more
From Peter: A Geneva Experience from Durham
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
From Caitilin: We are all in this together: reflections on a summer that calls for peace and justice
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
From Marco: Femicide Crisis in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Impunity, Corruption and Failed Policies
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
From Catherine: Shifting expectations and the perks of my remote internship
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