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Students at the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center come from all over the world and from all walks of life. Every fellow shares the goal of creating a more peaceful world, but each in their own way and within various divergent disciplines. Read more about the Fellows – their stories, their goals - in their words.

Peace Fellows

Mariana Abdalla

— Brazil —
School of Media and Journalism

Ignacio Asis

— Argentina —
Master in International Development Policy

Siddharth Dixit

— India —
Master in International Development Policy

Gabriel Maisonnave

— Argentina —
School of Media and Journalism

Maja Muminagic

— Bosnia —
Global Studies

Silviya Nitsova

— Bulgaria —
Global Studies

Gonzalo Pertile

— Uruguay —
Master in International Development Policy

Divina Sabino

— Seychelles —
Master in International Development Policy

Barbara Santibañez

— Chile —
Global Studies

Natsuko Sawaya

— Japan —
Department of Maternal and Child Health

Nkole Zulu Thompson

— Zambia —
Master in International Development Policy