Bautista Logioco, Class 1 (2002-2004) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Bautista Logioco was in the very first cohort of Rotary Peace Fellows, choosing to study international development policy at Duke University in 2002. Since then, he has focused his … Read more
Jessica Trijsburg, Class 15 (2011-2013) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Jessica Trijsburg elected to pursue a master’s degree at UNC’s School of Education with her Rotary Peace Fellowship, focusing on researching and developing methodologies to promote understanding of emerging … Read more
Patrick Bwire, Class 15 (2016-2018) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Patrick Bwire joined the Master’s in International Development Policy (MIDP) program at Duke University in 2016 to enhance his skills in peacebuilding and conflict-sensitive natural resource management for the … Read more
Katia Mello Dantas, Class 6 (2007-2009) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Katia Mello Dantas graduated in 2009 with a Master’s in International Development Policy from Duke University. After graduation, she became a fellow at the International Center for Missing … Read more
Introducing Twenty Blogs for 20 Years To mark the 20th anniversary of the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center, we’re introducing the “Twenty Blogs for 20 Years” series, which will run from October 2022 to end of May 2023! The series … Read more
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 … Read more
“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 … Read more
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” by Mexan … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more