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Rotary Peace Centers students


2006-08 - International Christian University



Patricia Aliperti

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Clarksville, TX, USA
Sponsor District: 5830
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, and Russian
Applied Field Experience: Global March Against Child Labor in New Delhi, India & Grameen Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
City: New York
Country: USA



Gina Ballesfin

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Legazip Central, Philippines
Sponsor District: 3820
Citizenship: Philippines
Languages: English, Spanish and Serbo-Croatian, Tagalog
Applied Field Experience: Equator Media, London, England
Country: Philippines
Summary: She has been working for Amnesty International Asia Pacific on their ongoing human rights campaigns.



Phumphat Chetiyanonth

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Silom, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3350
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: Thai, English, and Burmese
Applied Field Experience: Grameen Bank, Dhaka Bangladesh
Country: Thailand
Summary: He is a regional program assistant for rapid response in East and Southeast Asia for the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) in Bangkok, Thailand.



Asel Myrzabekova

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sponsor District: 2430
Citizenship: Kyrgyzstan
Languages: Russian, Kyrgyz, English, and French
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Economic Commission For Europe, Geneva, Switzerland
City: Kigali
Country: Rwanda
Summary: She is a project development, monitoring and evaluation officer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kigali, Rwanda. She focuses on socio-economic reintergation of returned Rwandan refugees.



Megumi Nishikura

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5280
Citizenship: USA/Japan
Languages: English and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Dropping Knowledge , Berlin, Germany
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: She works for the United Nations University Media Studio in Tokyo to help produce videos for their web magazine Our World 2.0.



Phillip Phiri

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kosciusko, MS, USA
Sponsor District: 6820
Citizenship: Zambia
Languages: English
Applied Field Experience: United Network of Young Peacebuilders, The Hague, Netherlands
Country: Zambia
Summary: He is the president of the Sustainable Environment and Peace Education Network (SEPEN) in Zambia. The organization focuses on environmental issues, poverty, HIV/AIDS, good governance, and peace and conflict resolution with primary focus on peace education.



Johanna Stratton

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Named/Endowed: Sakuji Tanaka Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kanagawa, Japan
Sponsor District: 2590
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Forum for Democracy in Burma; ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Myanmar, Mae Sot, Thai-Burma border
City: Canberra
Country: Australia
Summary: She is a foreign policy officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra.



Noelle Volin

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Stillwater Sunrise, MN, USA
Sponsor District: 5960
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Japanese, and German
Applied Field Experience: UNITAR, Hiroshima Office for Asia and the Pacific (HOAP), Hiroshima, Japan
City: Stillwater
Country: USA
Summary: Noelle is the staff attorney/public policy manager for Breaking Free in St. Paul, MN. Breaking Free is a non-profit dedicated to serving victims and survivors (women and girls) of sex trafficking and prostitution.



Agnes Wielink

Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Steenwijk-Regio, Netherlands
Sponsor District: 1590
Citizenship: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch, English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, Middle East, Dubai, UAE
Country: Netherlands
Summary: Agnes operates her own events services organization.