2011-13 - International Christian UniversityAdamou Hamadou
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Washington Noon, NC, USA
Sponsor District: 7720
Citizenship: Niger
Languages: Djerma, French, English, Hausa
Applied Field Experience: The Fletcher School - Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Adamou is interested in the intersection between economics and conflict resolution, specifically the economic dimensions of land-based conflicts in the Sahel. He is interested in how the interconnectedness between nations spanning the globe can contribute to a more peaceful global society.
Jarunee Jarusruangchai
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bangrak, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3350
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: Thai, English, Mandarin, Tae-Chew
Applied Field Experience: Generation Waking Up, San Francisco, CA, USA.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Jarunee's background is in anti-human trafficking, advocacy for children and youth participation, and community development in Great Mekong sub-region.
Allison Kwesell
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of North River (Chattanooga), TN, USA
Sponsor District: 6780
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Arabic, Nepali, Tibetan
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI), Baku, Azerbaijan.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Allison started her career as a photojournalist and reporter covering civil war for the Kathmandu Post in Nepal. She has since worked in India, China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Morocco, Haiti and the United States. Allison seeks to promote freedom of the press on a policy level as a media liaison for bilateral and multilateral aid organizations in conflict and post conflict zones across the globe. She seeks to focus her studies and thesis as a Rotary Peace Fellow in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
Chia-Yin Lin
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Taipei Orient, Taiwan
Sponsor District: 3520
Citizenship: Taiwan
Languages: Chinese, English, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Duke Program on Global Policy & Governance, Geneva, Switzerland & World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Living on an island threatened by warfare in East Asia, Chiayin is eager to help ensure peace in this region. She hopes to work for an international organization to improve regional integration of East Asia.
Christopher Lindstrom
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Oakland Sunrise, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5170
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, Bambara, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: GNRC South Asia Secretariat at Sarvodaya, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka & Sembrando Semillas con Yoga, Cusco, Peru.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Having facilitated social justice education with the Mosaic Project out of Oakland, California for youth over the past several years, along with leading international service projects with the World Leadership School out of Denver, Colorado, he is interested in working with youth empowerment in Haiti.
Maria Morell
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Alta Gracia Tajamar, Argentina
Sponsor District: 4815
Citizenship: Argentina
Languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: IPSI - The Hague, The Hague, The Netherlands & ECPAT, Bangkok, Thailand.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: María Celeste’s area of expertise is child protection. She is a lawyer, and also holds diplomas in children rights and prevention and treatment of violence. As she has special interest in gender issues, she plans to focus her research at ICU in exploring the role of women in peacebuilding and peacekeeping strategies.
Auriel Niemack
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Johannesburg North Central, South Africa
Sponsor District: 9400
Citizenship: South Africa
Languages: English, Afrikaans, French
Applied Field Experience: IPSI, Bologna, Italy & Human Rights Watch (at HRW partner organziation Pantau), Jakarta, Indonesia.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Auriel’s background is in climate change, political risk and foreign policy related issues. Her area of focus during her fellowship will be on public health and peacebuilding, and economic development.
Taylor Stevenson
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Named/Endowed: Monroe Albin and Nancy Thompson Jubitz Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Portland Pearl, OR, USA
Sponsor District: 5100
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian
Applied Field Experience: Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Taylor specializes in developing creative strategies for establishing integrated waste management systems, which includes informal recyclers in formalized municipal waste collection. She uses art and advocacy to bridge ecology with sustainable social and economic development.
Mélissa Toupin-Laforge
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2011-13
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of North Bay - Nipissing, Canada
Sponsor District: 7010
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Melissa's professional experience is in the field of international education. She is particularly interested in examining how educational curricula is acclimatizing to the phenomenon of globalization. Her career aspirations are to advance the internationalization of higher education as it relates to global citizenship, trans-cultural leadership, civic engagement and peace education.
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