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Rotary Peace Centers students


2004-06 - University of Queensland



Larissa Bruun

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kurikka, Finland
Sponsor District: 1380
Citizenship: Finland
Languages: English, Finnish, Spanish, Swedish, basic French and German
Applied Field Experience: Public information section, UNHCR, Islamabad, Pakistan
City: Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Summary: Larissa is coordinator for the Nepal programme for DEMO-Finland. The programme supports the youth and student wings of parliamentary political parties in Nepal. It aims to strengthen political participation of youth in Nepal and to enhance constructive dialogue between the youth and student organizations.



Karla Castellanos

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Miami Beach, FL, USA
Sponsor District: 6990
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Did not propose an AFE.
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Summary: She is the associate director at GM Urban Design and Architecture in Sydney, Australia. The firm concentrates in creating better places to live for locally disadvantaged communities and some more remote communities where there is a majority of aboriginal inhabitants.



Alessandro De Carvalho Souza

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of São José do Rio Prêto - Boa Vista, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4480
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: English, French and Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: Australian Red Cross, Brisbane, Australia
City: Florianópolis
Country: Brazil
Summary: He is a business and international lawyer in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, providing consultancy for companies and government agencies in the field of International Relations. He teaches classes in international relations at University of Itajai Valley. He also writes articles for the Diario da Região newspaper.



Pedro Pablo Delgado Hinostroza

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of San Antonio-Miraflores, Peru
Sponsor District: 4450
Citizenship: Peru
Languages: English, Czech and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France
City: Bern
Country: Switzerland
Summary: He is the counselor of the Peruvian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland.



Jude Ewing

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Skelmersdale & Upholland, United Kingdom
Sponsor District: 1180
Citizenship: UK
Languages: English and Swedish
Applied Field Experience: United Nations' Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), Islamabad, Pakistan
City: Skelmersdale
Country: UK



Caitlin Fitzpatrick

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Evergreen, CO, USA
Sponsor District: 5450
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: US State Department - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Washington, DC
City: Denver
Country: USA
Summary: Caitlin is a director at Intercambio de Comunidades Denver, an non-profit organization whose mission is to build respectful communities and broaden opportunities for immigrants through language education, cultural exchange, and friendship in Denver, CO, USA.



Leah Klass

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Falls Church, VA, USA
Sponsor District: 7610
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish and basic Hebrew
Applied Field Experience: CEARAH Periferia, Fortaleza, Brazil
Country: USA



Santosh Mehra

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hyderabad Central, India
Sponsor District: 3150
Citizenship: India
Languages: English, Hindi and Telugu
Applied Field Experience: Transparency International, Bangkok, Thailand
City: Hyderabad
Country: India
Summary: He is the inspector general of police, law, and order for the five districts of the Rayalaseema region of the state of Andhra Pradesh.



Godfrey Mukalazi

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda
Sponsor District: 9200
Citizenship: Uganda
Languages: English, Kiswahili and Luganda
Applied Field Experience: African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, Durban, South Africa
City: Kampala
Country: Uganda
Summary: He is a program officer for peace building with the Uganda Joint Christian Council in Kampala, Uganda.



Arik Gutler Ofir

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Maa'lot, Israel
Sponsor District: 2490
Citizenship: Israel
Languages: English and Hebrew
Applied Field Experience: Jews for Just Peace, Vancouver, Canada
City: Acre
Country: Israel
Summary: Arik established the Theatre Centre for Social Justice in Galilee. The Centre focuses on two projects: a workshop that aims to train more practitioners, and a theatre group that aims to reach the public. Arik teaches political science and theatre at a local high school. He is part of a team which facilitates workshops on humanism and holocaust for Arab and Jewish students from different high schools. He also teaches a course called 'Theatre in the Community' at Western Galilee College.



Fernanda Salina Fiore

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Rosario, Argentina
Sponsor District: 4940
Citizenship: Argentina and Italy
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish and French
Applied Field Experience: Center for Applied Studies in International Negotiation, Geneva, Switzerland
City: Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Summary: She is a PhD candidate in international studies with specialization in international law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (IHEID), University of Geneva, Switzerland.



Maiko Shimizu

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Yokohama Konan, Japan
Sponsor District: 2590
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: English, French and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Stockholm, Sweden
City: Lusaka
Country: Zambia
Summary: Maiko is a program analyst with the Governance Unit of UNDP Zambia. They are creating development programs under the new United Nations Development Assistance Framework.



Sukthawee Suwannachairop

Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2004-06
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Magkang, Udonthani, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3340
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: English, Laos and Thai
Applied Field Experience: Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, India
City: Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Summary: He is consulting for UNDP Cambodia, seconded to the Cambodia Climate Change Department, while living in Kathmandu, Nepal.