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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

Simon Aseno

— Ghana —
School of Global Public Health

Yared S. Asfaw

— Ethiopia —
Master in International Development Policy

Abdedaim Battioui

— Morocco —
Master in International Development Policy

Gabriel Bernardo da Silva

— Brazil —
Global Studies

Sakina Dhorajiwala

— India —
Master in International Development Policy

Jibikeoluwa Faborode

— Nigeria —
Master in International Development Policy

Scarlett Hawkins

— Australia —
Global Studies

Mexan Mapouka, MD

— Central African Republic —
Department of Epidemiology

Neta Mishly

— Israel —
Global Studies