Tag: Summer 2025 AFE

  “Strengthening Partnerships for Localization and Equity: My Summer with Acting Globally”  By Khaled Shaath (UNC Global Studies ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series Amartya Sen once wrote that “Development has to be more concerned with enhancing the lives … Read more

  “From Local to Global: The Ripple Effects of Exchange”  By Rory Newbery (UNC Global Studies ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series This summer, I had the opportunity to explore the other side of international exchange programming through my … Read more

  “Witnessing Wounds, Weaving Healing: Reflections on Trauma, Justice, and Transformation”  By Sharmeen Hakim (UNC Global Studies ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series As I sat within the sacred darkness of a sweat lodge–an indigenous prayer and purification ritual–in … Read more

  “Local to Global and Global to Local: Multi-pronged Approach for Advocacy” By Priskila Arulpragasam (UNC MSW ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series   From the day we began our Rotary Peace Fellowship, systems thinking and the interconnected nature … Read more

  “Advancing Climate Justice for Positive Peace: My Applied Field Experience With Oxfam America”  By Oliver Ebwor (Duke MIDP ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series As a Rotary Peace Fellow, it was an honour and a privilege to serve … Read more

  “Power in the Background: How Policy Shapes Grassroots Change”  By Debby Karemera (UNC MSW ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series Throughout my professional career, most of my work has revolved around behind-the-scenes roles such as coordinating youth programs, … Read more

  “Reflections From My Summer Field Experience in Rural North Carolina”  By Mohammed Fakhry (UNC MPH ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series This summer, my journey took me deep into the heart of rural North Carolina, working alongside Tick-Borne … Read more

  “Seeing the Whole: Rethinking Forced Displacement Through a Systems Lens”  By Lilian Villanova Vogt (Duke MIDP ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series In my home country, Brazil, many communities — Indigenous, Quilombolas, Caiçaras, Ribeirinhos, Povos de Terreiro, and … Read more

  “Leveraging Implementation Research to Strengthen HIV Care” By Hanan Abafita (UNC MPH ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series This summer, I’m honored to be participating in an Applied Field Experience (AFE) through the STAR (Stimulating Training and Access … Read more

  “Listening Before Leading” By Tibeb Asfaw (Duke MIDP ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series From Field Notes to Future Blueprints Why Volunteer-Powered Change Isn’t Plan B. It’s the Plan. This summer, I haven’t been chasing metrics. I’ve been … Read more

  “Peace is a Practice, Not a Promise”  By Nish Kharal (Duke MIDP ’26) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series Over the past month, I have had the chance to reflect deeply on what peace truly means in a world … Read more

  “Building Peace Through Infection Prevention: Lessons from UNC to the Global South”  By Abdulhafiz Kedir (UNC MPH ’25) Summer 2025 AFE Blog Post Series As a Rotary Peace Fellow completing my Master of Public Health at the University of … Read more