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Rotary Peace Centers students


2009-11 - University of Bradford



Nisreen Abdallah

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club:
Sponsor District: 1040
Citizenship: Palestine
Languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew, French



Victoria Cochrane-Buchmueller

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Port Nicholson, New Zealand
Sponsor District: 9940
Citizenship: New Zealand
Languages: English, French
Applied Field Experience: National Public Prosecution Authority in Kigali, Rwanda.
City: Munich
Country: Germany



John Haguma

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Named/Endowed: Paul and Carolyn Rizza Endowed Rotary World Peace Fellowship
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Sea Point, South Africa
Sponsor District: 9350
Citizenship: Rwanda
Languages: Kinyarwanda, English, French, Kiswahili
Applied Field Experience: Village-to-Village Tanzania. Uchira, Tanzania.



Yoko Miura

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Yoshikawa, Japan
Sponsor District: 2770
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English, Thai
Applied Field Experience: Association for Social Advancement in Bangladesh.



Rajaa Natour

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Jerusalem, Israel
Sponsor District: 2490
Citizenship: Israel
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English
Applied Field Experience: American Society for Muslim Advancement in New York
City: Jafaa
Country: Israel
Summary: She is a program manager of the Gemini Project at SR Sadaka-Reut in Jafaa, Israel. The project establishes groups of Jewish and Palestinian students and youth engaging in dialogue and action across ten campuses and mixed cities. The program will promote a space for civic, political, and social discussions about the conflict and Jewish/Arab relations, and encourage social involvement and the importance of assuming responsibility for one’s social and political environment.



Mable Nedziwe

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Mutare, Zimbabwe
Sponsor District: 9210
Citizenship: Zambia
Languages: Shona and Tonga, French, Russian, Swahili
Applied Field Experience: Habitat for Humanity in Macon, GA, USA.
City: Lusaka
Country: Zambia
Summary: Mable performs consultancy work as a program associate for the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection, a faith based organisation in Zambia which aims to promote social justice through research and advocacy in its three core programmes: social conditions, faith and justice, and economic and equity development. Mable focuses on the Kulima project, which is intended to address the advocacy gaps identified in the evaluation for the promotion of a rural food security program.



Bryan Nykon

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Named/Endowed: Jason and Betty Hsu Named Rotary World Peace Fellowship
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Burnaby Metrotown, BC, Canada
Sponsor District: 5040
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, Japanese
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Messengers of Peace & Special Projects in New York.
City: Vancouver
Country: Canada
Summary: Bryan is a Peace Officer with the Vancouver Police Department, working in the Video Forensics Unit.



Zelie Pollon

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Santa Fe, NM, USA
Sponsor District: 5520
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Transcultural Psychological Organization Cambodia in Phnom Penh.
City: Santa Fe
Country: USA
Summary: Zelie is a journalist, currently working for Reuters.



Goranka Slavujevic

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Sydney CBD, NSW, Australia
Sponsor District: 9690
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Serbian/Croatian
Applied Field Experience: Balkans Peace Park Project in Montenegro and Empowering Peace Makers and the International Peace and Security Institute in Italy.
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Summary: She is a client service officer at Housing NSW. Her role is to allocate public housing to eligible people on a waitlist. The vast majority of clients are primary or secondary homeless people with complex needs such as mental or physical disabilities.



Rachel Yordy

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Named/Endowed: James and Linda Bradley Named Rotary World Peace Fellowship
Class: 2009-11
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Waterloo, ON, Canada
Sponsor District: 7080
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, French, Arabic, Mandarin
Applied Field Experience: American University of Cairo, Egypt and UK.
City: Waterloo
Country: Canada
Summary: Rachel is a project coordinator/junior consultant with Mennonite Economic Development Associates in Waterloo, ON, Canada.