Category: Blog

  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

Sports, Peace and Society By: Manal El Tayar “He caught me right before I started my 30-minute warm up. “I have bad news,” he said as his normally cheerful eyes turned into weary ones. I stood there not knowing what … Read more

Human Rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution By: Asha Asokan My interest in human rights, peace, and conflict resolution emanates from an amorphous childhood desire to help others in need. This desire I believe is derived from the early teachings of … Read more

Global Health Security: Expanding into other Continents By: Emilya Huseynova When I look back and try to see at which time point the passion for becoming a public health professional and researcher was born, I can see that it actually … Read more

Kibera Slum: When Kindness Kills Development By: Linh Vo Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Ninaras) “We are so busy at helping and forget that, sometimes, we need to stop and look. Are we bringing any change? Are more than 500 NGOs trying … Read more

Protect the Social Leaders – Colombia By: Giovanny Rincón & Sarah Champagne One of Colombia’s top challenges during its fragile post-accord phase has been the increase in killings and threats of human rights defenders and social leaders. According to the … Read more

Building a Sustainable Community Health System – Kenya By: Narayan Chetry As a Master`s in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health(MCH) candidate and a Rotary Peace Fellow, I have the opportunity to learn about the various health issues of … Read more

Dawn of Civilization – Bandung By: Kate Huth I have been coming to Indonesia for over 20 years and in that time I have seen a lot of changes throughout the country. One of my first memories of Indonesia is … Read more

Learning How to Apply Data Science Tools in Conflict and Peacebuilding Studies By: Yared Lemma   How can I apply knowledge management and data science techniques to promote international development issues, specifically, conflict resolution and peacebuilding?  Asking questions The question … Read more

Digital Development By: Limabenla Jamir As I write my blog post, I am four weeks into my summer internship with the World Bank. It was my desire, as someone who has spent six years doing grassroots work, to move ahead … Read more