Sakina Dhorajiwala, Class 20 (2021-2023) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Sakina Dhorajiwala is a member of the most recent graduating class of Duke’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program. Prior to her Rotary Peace Fellowship, she worked for … Read more
Yung Nietschke, Class 2 (2003-2005) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Yung Le Nietschke completed a Master of Arts in Education at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005, where she focused on education system reform in post-conflict settings. After graduating, Yung worked … Read more
Rhett Sangster, Class 11 (2012-2014) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Before he was a Rotary Peace Fellow, Rhett Sangster (Duke MIDP ’14) was a Foreign Service Officer in the Canadian diplomatic corps, where he spent three years posted in … Read more
Natsuko Sawaya, Class 14 (2015-2017) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years While working at an international preschool in Tokyo, Natsuko Sawaya (UNC MPH ’17) was awarded an Ambassadorial Scholarship by the Rotary Foundation to study at the University of Bologna … Read more
Anabella Palacios, Class 8 (2009-2011) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Anabella Palacios’s (UNC City and Regional Planning MA ’11) interest in promoting peace and international understanding began when she participated in a year-long Rotary Youth Exchange program in Istanbul, … Read more
Amanda Luz, Class 18 (2019-2021) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Amanda Luz (UNC MEITE ’21) works in the intersection of capacity-building, public policy, and communications to develop information and tools that promote more equitable and civil society-led peacebuilding. She … Read more
Sharif Azami, Class 7 (2008-2010) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Sharif Azami (MIDP ‘10) arrived at Duke University in 2008 after spending seven years with Oxfam Great Britain, the UN World Food Programme, and the Canadian International Development Agency. … Read more
Juan E. Ugarriza, Class 4 (2005-2007) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Juan E. Ugarriza graduated in 2007 with a master’s degree in Global History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following his graduation, he went on … Read more
Sakun Gajurel, Class 16 (2017-2019) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Sakun Gajurel (MIDP ‘19) grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal. Prior to joining the Master of International Development Policy programme at Duke University as a Rotary Peace Fellow, Sakun worked … Read more
Carlos Juárez, Class 13 (2014-2016) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Carlos Juárez (MIDP ’16) grew up in the city of Acapulco in Guerrero, Mexico – a major seaport and popular tourist destination that has been severely afflicted by drug … Read more
Josephus Tenga, Class 3 (2004-2006) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Jose Tenga (MIDP ’06) arrived at Duke University in 2004 with several years of professional and field experience in development and conflict resolution already under his belt. After receiving … Read more
Limabenla Jamir, Class 17 (2018-2020) Twenty Blogs for 20 Years Limabenla currently works as an independent development consultant and is involved in social policy design and evaluation, researching development policy and practices in fragile and conflict-affected states. Previously, she … Read more