2012-14 - International Christian UniversitySiri Ekbom
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Stockholm, Sweden
Sponsor District: 2350
Citizenship: Sweden
Languages: Swedish, English, Spanish, Danish
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Siri's professional portfolio includes working for human rights at Amnesty International Mexico, working for freedom of speech and creativity with youth organizations in Belarus, and starting up a free internet center in one of the world’s largest slums in Mumbai, India. At ICU Siri will be focusing on how innovative process design can be used to create useful, efficient, and needed solutions in conflict resolution.
Zachary Garinger
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Columbus, OH, USA
Sponsor District: 6690
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: Zach's background is in youth development and he has spent most of his professional career working in Latin America. Zach's interest for his fellowship includes restorative justice and its implementation in communities with high youth violence rates. Zach hopes to return to Latin America after this opportunity to work with international organizations fighting for social justice, especially for marginalized youth.
Elizabeth Hang
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cleveland, OH, USA
Sponsor District: 6630
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Khmer/Cambodian, Spanish
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Elizabeth looks forward to sharing her experiences on cross-cultural grass-roots development and how it ties to global peacebuilding.
Ashely Hollenbeck
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of West Colombia Gorge, OR, USA
Sponsor District: 5100
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Moroccan Arabic
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Ashley’s work has primarily focused on environmental conservation and social justice, specifically aiming to empower individuals to create more resilient, inclusive communities. She hopes to assess global best practices for integrated water resource management as a mechanism for peace building, and continue to build upon her previous research and experiences.
Flynn Jebb
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Northern Lake George, NY, USA
Sponsor District: 7190
Citizenship: USA/ Canada
Languages: English, Spanish, Sinhala
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Flynn's background is in access to legal services and leadership development & civic engagement in youth. She plans to focus her research at ICU on social media's role in revolution and reconciliation; specifically, how social media outlets are being used in peace building efforts in post-conflict Sri Lanka, and how they can be used as tools in conflict resolution and diasporic connectivity throughout the world.
Jacob Kahemele
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Southport, QLD, Australia
Sponsor District: 9640
Citizenship: Tanzania
Languages: Swahili, English
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Jacob has a background in theology and community development. He looks forward to making an impact on the international community by engaging in research in global peace and development and working in positions that would influence policies that affect social justice.
Michael Liwanag
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Alabang, Philippines
Sponsor District: 3830
Citizenship: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog, English
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: He is an architect who is passionate about cultural heritage conservation. He intends to promote peace and conflict resolution through the development of techniques that effectively share between parties involved the responsibilities of conserving heritage sites under dispute.
Heydee Marquez
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Altamira Metropolitano, Venezuela
Sponsor District: 4370
Citizenship: Venezuela
Languages: Spanish, English, French
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Haydee's professional interest is to deepen her knowledge in international affairs, conflict prevention, and peace-building. She is highly interested and motivated by cross-cultural relations and communication.
Butera Muhamed
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Windsor, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5130
Citizenship: Rwanda
Languages: Kinyarwanda, English, Swahili, Arabic
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Butera is a trained unarmed civilian peacekeeper. He worked along civil society activists in his country; Rwanda then later in Sri Lanka, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan. Butera believes that the civil society is one of the corner stones in a community that is instrumental in peace, security and development. He is interested in pursuing advanced studies in peace studies to enhance his knowledge and skills to achieve his professional dreams of becoming a peace catalyst.
Yuko Oaku
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Oyama Chou, Japan
Sponsor District: 2550
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English,Spanish
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Yuko hopes to focus her studies on development of peace education and social participation especially in regards to anti-nuclear movements in Japan.
Duang-ramon Paaptanti
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bangrak, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3350
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: Thai, English
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Kaori Uno
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2012-14
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Ichihara Chuo, Japan
Sponsor District: 2790
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English, Mandarin Chinese
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: Kaori plans to lay the foundation for implementing a framework of well-being within youth educational programs in Asian countries, and make a valuable academic contribution towards furthering the development of peace and conflict resolution studies by applying the cutting-edge discipline of positive psychology.
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