Posted by PDG Nancy Van Pelt
 
Our D5495 Peace Fellowship Committee has endorsed 3 candidates for fully-funded studies in 2022-2023 through The Rotary Foundation Peace Center
 
Kateryna Mashchenko, Ukraine, Protection Project Manager for the Danish Refugee Council. With 6+ years of peace-related work experience, Kateryna ensures full respect for the rights of the individual in accordance with human rights law as well as international humanitarian law. Since the Russian invasion of the Ukraine in 2014, more than 2 million Ukrainians have been displaced.
 
Tetiana Shymanchuk, Ukraine, co-developed the first Victim Assistance program in the Ukraine for child survivors of explosive ordnance, which was later adopted by the Ukraine government. Her 5+ years of peace-related work experience includes leading a Danish Refugee Council Protection Program focused on early recovery, development assistance, and social protection of vulnerable populations in the Ukraine. 
 
Mustafa Rezaie, Afghanistan, has10+ years of peace- related work experience in war-torn Afghanistan.  Currently he oversees the Afghan Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development.  As AME Manager, he provides emergency response mechanisms to internally displaced persons, raises awareness of human rights, and empowers women and youth to have a stronger voice in Afghanistan. 
 
* All D5495 Rotary clubs and members are encouraged to seek potential Master’s Degree and Certificate applicants for 2023-24.  Take action by sharing this opportunity with your own networks, both in Arizona and outside of your own area! There’s a good chance that your own contacts know of potential qualified applicants out there.   There is $0 cost to the club or D5495.  
Contact Tony Cerato tcerato@aol.com  (719-351-6616) for more details or a short club program.