Two Peace Scholarship candidates from District 5050 have been awarded scholarships for 2021.
Alison MacLean of Surrey, BC will attend Chulalonkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand for the Professional Development Certificate programme. April Klassen of Langley BC will attend Bradford University, England for the Masters Degree programme.
Alison is a video journalist. She has made several trips to Afghanistan documenting American, Canadian, and NATO troops; documenting and supporting Afghan women police with uniforms, protective equipment and and other necessities. She has also documented the lives of Canadian war veterans, Japanese-Canadian veterans and indigenous peoples.
April has worked and volunteered in various organizations in Canada and abroad concerned with battered women, integration of immigrants and peace building. Her activities have taken her to Burundi, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Philippines. She also worked with refugees in France, Iraq and Turkey with peace building and leadership camps. Her studies at Bradford will be in International Development Management.
Every year Rotary Peace Centre awards, world wide, 50 scholarships for the Masters programme and 50 scholarships for the Certificate programme. Congratulations to Alison and April. We look forward to hearing about your experiences.
