2012-14 - University of BradfordNigora Kadyrovna Akhmedova
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kingman Route 66, AZ, USA
Sponsor District: 5490
Citizenship: Kyrgyzstan
Languages: Uzbek, English, Russian, Turkish, Spanish
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Her areas of interest are minority issues and peacebuilding in Central Asia and the Middle East. Nigora believes that multiculturalism is a key to make the world a better place.
Richelieu Allison
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Named/Endowed: Sakuji Tanaka Endowed Rotary World Peace Fellowship
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Folsom, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5180
Citizenship: Liberia
Languages: English, Krio, Bassa
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Joyce Castañeda
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bagumbayan-Manila, Philippines
Sponsor District: 3810
Citizenship: Philippines
Languages: Filipino, English
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Joyce’s interest lies in education, youth, and community development. She wants to hone her conflict resolution skills by learning from various people in different parts of the world sharing their experiences at the University of Bradford and from Rotary’s work on peace building.
Sandra Fong
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Suva Peninusla Sunset, Fiji
Sponsor District: 9920
Citizenship: Fiji
Languages: Fijian, English, French
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Sandra’s areas of interest include human rights, disarmament, conflict resolution, and gender.
Katie Harrison
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Durham, USA
Sponsor District: 7710
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, Guarani, Portuguese
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: Most recently, Katie has been working a largely immigrant community in Brooklyn, NY, USA, providing family counseling and casework services, working to organize immigrant parents, and building community through work in schools and community based organizations. She is interested in forced immigration and linking it to international cooperation and local/rural economic development.
Siobhan Hobbs
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Sponsor District: 9750
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Tetum, Chinese (Mandarin)
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Chelsea Keyser
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of South Burlington, VT, USA
Sponsor District: 7850
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Portuguese,Spanish
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Chelsea has a strong interest in community development and promoting participation in the political process. She is especially interested in examining how civil society can be strengthened to promote peaceful democratic reform in post conflict countries.
Esther King
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Sponsor District: 9940
Citizenship: UK/ New Zealand
Languages: English, Spanish
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Esther is interested in conflict resolution between states and indigenous groups or minority ethnic groups. She has a particular interest in how different governance arrangements can help resolve conflict and facilitate more harmonious relationships.
Rubeena Mahato
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Patan, Nepal
Sponsor District: 3292
Citizenship: Nepal
Languages: Nepali, English
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Rubeena is a journalist. Her areas of interest are public policy, international development, security studies, and media analysis. She plans to contribute to intra-national co-operation and policy making in developing countries.
Gavin Raymond
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Riccarton, New Zealand
Sponsor District: 9970
Citizenship: New Zealand
Languages: English, French
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Gavin was born and raised in Zaire/DR Congo, giving him a unique perspective on the effects of conflict in Africa. He has recently finished a nine year career in the New Zealand Army. He plans to work with post-conflict regions at a community and district level to help them develop self-sustainable, transparent frameworks of development, governance and security. Gavin’s primary regional interests are Western and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Yumiko Shinya
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Onomichi, Japan
Sponsor District: 2710
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English, French, Cambodian, Russian, Chinese
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Yumiko has been keen for world peace since childhood. Her professional goal is to contribute to reconstruction of society and community development in post-conflict countries, achieving peace and sustainability.
Luciana Storelli-Castro
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Fort Collins, CO, USA
Sponsor District: 5440
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, Twi
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Dragana Vidovic
Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Named/Endowed: Paul and Jean Elder Endowed World Peace Scholarship
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Edina, MN, USA
Sponsor District: 5950
Citizenship: Bosnia & Herzegovina
Languages: Serbian, English, Russian
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Summary: Dragana's areas of interest include conflict resolution and prevention, education and peacebuilding, social and neurobiological bases of aggression, social interaction and isolation, international politics and economy, group polarization and social identity.
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