2012-14 - Uppsala UniversityBakhtiyar Aslanov
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Baku International, Azerbaijan
Sponsor District: 2430
Citizenship: Azerbaijan
Languages: Azerbaijani, English, French, Turkish
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Bakhtiyar hope to improve himself as a strong specialist in the field of humanitarian research and contribute to the solutions of the conflicts in Caucasus and any part of the world.
Anna Crumley-Effinger
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Named/Endowed: Monroe Albin and Nancy Thompson Jubitz Rotary Peace Fellowship for 2012-14
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Richmond, IN, USA
Sponsor District: 6560
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Anna is particularly interested in healing processes at personal and national levels that occur or are envisioned after violent conflict, such as truth and reconciliation commissions and holistic health care that addresses community pyscho-social support.
Paulina Cruz Velasquez
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Guatemala Vista Hermosa, Guatemala
Sponsor District: 4250
Citizenship: Guatemala
Languages: Spanish, English
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Paulina's background is in electoral observation in Guatemala, screening civil organizations and the recruiting individual volunteers.
Sofia Deria
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kobenhavns, Denmark
Sponsor District: 1470
Citizenship: Denmark
Languages: Danish, English, German, French
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Sofia hopes the Rotary Peace Fellowship will help her develop valuable skills to qualify her to work with an integrative political approach capable of handling growing complexity within societies and facilitate social transformation in fragile or conflict-ridden societies. She believes only the involvement of different disciplines can we reach a deeper level of transition, leading to true peaceful stability and transformation.
Yasmin Espinoza
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Vitacura, Chile
Sponsor District: 4340
Citizenship: Chile/Germany
Languages: Spanish, English, French
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Yasmin hopes to focus on conflict resolution and disarmament issues. She would like to deepen her work on the disarmament and gun control as a way to fulfill peace and promote development.
Sophie Miller
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Washington, DC, USA
Sponsor District: 7620
Citizenship: USA/UK
Languages: English, Spanish, French
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Sophie’s areas of expertise include civil society participation in promoting human rights, independent media, conflict prevention and access to justice, among others. She is particularly interested in issues of local ownership, multiculturalism, and inclusion/marginalization in democratic processes.
Heather Murphy
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Fisherman's Wharf, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5150
Citizenship: USA/Ireland
Languages: English, Russian, German
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Heather comes to the fellowship with a background in social media, women’s empowerment, NGO capacity building, and refugee and asylum issues.
Juliet Ramzan
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Norwood, SA, Australia
Sponsor District: 9520
Citizenship: Australia/Ireland
Languages: English, Spanish, Frech
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: Juliet is interested in the role of mediation in the resolution of international disputes. She will focus her studies on the role of inter-regional organisations in establishing and maintaining peace generally and particularly through mediation.
Nick Tobia
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Midtown Quezon City, Philippines
Sponsor District: 3780
Citizenship: Philippines
Languages: English & Filipino, Thai, Japanese
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Niccolo's expertise is in law and human rights, with a special interest in regional human rights mechanisms. He has been studying the development of the ASEAN human rights regime, specifically the modalities of decision-making on the highly politicized regional human rights agenda. He hopes to continue to contribute to the body of knowledge aimed at advancing human rights discourse in Southeast Asia.
Ahmed Wais
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Longwood, FL, USA
Sponsor District: 6980
Citizenship: Somalia
Languages: Somalia, English, Arabic
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: Abdi hopes the peace fellowship will give him more skills and knowledge to make changes to the lives of the people in need in Somalia and across the world.
Waradas Thiyagaraja
Rotary Center: Uppsala University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Colombo Mid Town, Sri Lanka
Sponsor District: 3220
Citizenship: Sri Lanka
Languages: Tamil, Sinhala, English
City: Uppsala
Country: Sweden
Summary: His field of interest includes, conflict, peace studies, and international relations in general with a focus on Sri Lanka and South Asia.
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