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RAJIB ROY from BANGLADESH is presently conducting an import related
firm ,Magnum International at Narayanganj and has been working as an
Advisor of Rangdhanu Spinning Mills Ltd., Dhaka and working as a
coordinator in Prime Asia University, Dhaka. He was awarded the Academic
Scholarship from Bangladesh Scholarship Council (BSC) of The Nippon
Foundation, Japan, 1998-1999; 1999-2000. He worked as a course
coordinator in an English Medium School (Mount Royal Academy) and served
there as a lab in-charge and ‘A’ Level Chemistry Teacher since 5 years.
Currently he is the President of Dhaka Centre, BSC Alumni Society,
Bangladesh. Not only that, He is also working for Wellness Program at Web
Fund Foundation, Bangladesh. He is also the member of Narayanganj
Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bangladesh Yarn Merchant Association
(Associate Member) & Bangladesh Cloth Merchant Association.
SAROTH CHUON from Cambodia. I finished high
school in 1998, and then I was selected for a scholarship
at the Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics
(CSPO). This is a 3-year diploma program that trains
students to become a prosthetist and orthotist to meet the
demand of the needs of people with disabilities in
Cambodia. I graduated in 2001, and then I started my
career as a Prosthetist and Orthotist (PO), a people who fit artificial limbs and
braces for people with disabilities, with Cambodia Trust (CT) in Kompong
Chhnang province. In 2002, I got a scholarship to train in Kumamoto, Japan,
for 9 months in the PO field that I had a chance to work with modern
technologies in the PO field and learn Japanese language and cultures. After I
came back from Japan in 2003, I still worked as a PO in Kompong Chhnang
for 6 months before I was selected to work at CSPO as an assistant lecturer
in charge of 3rd year students. I also attended the management course at the
weekend at the university in Phnom Penh, which I finished in 2007. After 1.5
years working as an assistant lecturer, in April 2005, I attended a full-time
English preparation course for upgraded program from Latrobe University,
Australia. The course aimed at upgrading the Category II PO to Category I
level by distance education which was sponsored by the Nippon Foundation.
When I finished the English program, I postponed my studies to the next
promotion because I had to deliver a son. From January 2006 to September
2007, I worked as a senior lecturer at CSPO, and then I joined the upgraded
program with the second promotion. I successfully finished my Bachelor
Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics in June 2009, and I will work as a lecturer
(intern) in Sri Lanka School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (SLSPO) from
September 2009 for one year.
SOPHEADA PHY from Cambodia is currently
pursuing his MA in International Peace Studies at
the United Nations-mandated University for
Peace in Costa Rica and Ateneo de Manila
University in the Philippines. He will graduate in
October 2009, and will shortly be employed by
the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in
Cambodia as a Peace Researcher. Since 2005 and before coming to his
current MA program, Mr. Sopheada was working as a Researcher for some
NGOs and international research advisors. The most current research job he
held before his MA program started was the one on the project “Study of
Access to Health Services for the Poor”, a collaborated project between the
Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization. Also, he was working
as a translator at the Center for Khmer Studies, translating academic texts
from English into Khmer for the sake of the rich in Khmer resources to help
improve the quality of higher education in Cambodia. In addition to his
rofessional experience, he also used to participate in a number of multicultural
activities. In 2005, he was awarded a fellowship funded by Rockefeller
Foundation to participate in Faculty Training Program focusing on
Contemporary Southeast Asia Studies, where he got the chance to conduct
research and dialogue with Thai and Vietnamese youth on his visit to both
countries. In the same year, he was also selected to take part in Junior
Resident Fellowship Program together with American, French and Cambodian
junior research fellows, and following that he was awarded the ASEAN-ROK
Academic Exchange Program to independently conduct research at Seoul
National University, South Korea. In 2007, he was competitively chosen to
participate in Cambodian Young Leaders Summit, held in Siem Reap, where
he got the chance to share knowledge and experience with other Cambodian
youth as well as youth from some countries in the world about what
challenges to peace in Cambodia, and how to cope with them.
GUANGHUA LIU, born in 1970 in a northwest County
along the ancient Silk Road, is an associate professor in
Law at the Law School of Lanzhou University, P. R. China.
He received his B. A. in Law in 1992 and M.A. in Economic
Law in 1995 from Law Department of Lanzhou University,
where he was awarded the “Excellent Postgraduate
Student Fellowship” two times by the RYOICHI
SASAKAWA YOUNG LEADERS FELLOWSHIP FUND in 1994 and 1995.
Professor Liu got his Ph.D. in Law at the No.1 law school in China--the Law
School of Renmin University of China in 2006. He was the visiting scholar of
UC, Hastings College of the Law from 08/2004 to 08/2005. He is now the
director of the Institute of Lanzhou University Economic Law Research. He
has been involving a lot of social and public activities, such as the Legislative
Councilor of the Standing Committee of Gansu People’s Congress since
2009, the member of China Law Society since 2006; the member of China
Economic Law Studies Association of China Law Society since 2002; the
member of China Social Law Studies Association of China Law Society since
2005; the standing member of China Economic Law Studies Association of
Gansu Law Society since 2005; the member of China Banking Law Studies
Association of China Law Society since 2008 etc. Professor Liu’s scholarship
and main teaching interests focus on Economic Law/Business Regulation,
Comparative Law and Economics in China and his publications include more
than 60 articles and books in both Chinese and English, and some of them
have contributed to him nine times of prizes including the highest social
science “XINGLONG Award” of Gansu Province. Now Professor Liu lives in
the capital city of Gansu Province China--Lanzhou City with his wife and a 12-
year daughter.
KEJIN QIAN, from China, is a senior editor and writer of
Yangcheng Evening News, a major chinese newspaper
based in Guangzhou, China. He is also an adjunct
professor of journalism department, Sun Yat-Sen University
in Guangzhou. As a journalist, Qian is responsible for
editing international news of his newspaper, he also writes
international analysis and comments on world affairs, legal
issues, democracy, edcuation and other national issues. He covered many big
issues such as South East Asia Tsunami 2004 and presidential election of
USA 2004 (as a Jefferson Fellow sponsored by Eeast West Center, Hawaii).
Qian worked with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2005 as a Alfred Friendly Press
Fellow. His articles appear on Yangcheng Evning News as well as other
publications as Nan Feng Chuang and South Metropolitan Daily. In last
decade, Qian won many national journalism awards. Qian received his M.A in
International Relations from Peking University, Beijing in 1998 and his B.A in
History from Anhui Normal University, Anhui in 1995. Before going to college,
he was a teacher of a rural primary school in Anhui province between 1988
and 1991.
TANG QIFANG was in born in Luoyang in 1977, I
spent my first 18 years in this old capital of China, which
is the eastern start of the silkroad. Then I studied in
Peking University, where I had received the best
academic training for international studies in China for ten
years and got my Ph. D. Just during this period, I
attended the graduate and doctoral programs supported
by Nippon Foundation. I began with my career as a scholar and diplomat in
China Institute of International Studies, a think tank under Chinese Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, since 2006. I specialize in Asian-Pacific studies, especially
East Asian cooperation. Besides academic research and social activities, I
also have quite a lot other hobbies, such as traveling, movies, cooking and
Chinese Opera etc.
SREERUPA SENGUPTA did her graduation in
Sociology from Presidency College, Kolkata and
completed my post graduate studies in Sociology from
Delhi School of Economics, Delhi. I was awarded the
SYLFF Fellowship in 2008. I am pursuing my doctoral
research from the School of Women’s Studies (SWS),
Jadavpur University, Kolkata. I am working on HIV & AIDS media campaigns
in India: Exploring issues of gender and human rights. My research
adopts a gender and rights-based approach to analyse HIV and AIDS
communication materials. The primary objective of the study is to examine the
representations of health, gender and rights in media campaigns. Broadly the
study aims to explore questions like – How has health been communicated
through media campaigns? Do the campaigns make visible the issues of
gender inequality and rights violations that structure health? How have the
campaigns dealt with the interconnections between gender, health and rights
in the context of HIV prevention? My interest in HIV&AIDS primarily stems
from my research experiences during my M.Phil programme at School of
Women’s Studies (SWS), Jadavpur University, Calcutta. As a research
associate at the SWS and Action Aid, a leading international NGO, I have had
the opportunity to work on diverse issues such as health, education, sexuality
and human rights. I have also worked in Thoughtshop Foundation, a social
communications organisation in Kolkata. This apart, I have worked as a sub-
editor in Graphiti, the Sunday magazine of The Telegraph (leading English
daily in the eastern region of India). I am associated with Greenpeace, an
organization working on environmental issues. I am a book worm and spent
my leisure hours reading mostly fictions.
HASRINI SARI is a lecturer in Industrial Engineering
Department, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. I
love my job and I have joint the Institute for 12 years. I
received the award from the Nippon Foundation Group when I
pursued my doctoral degree at the University of Indonesia. My
research interests include environmental-friendly product management, new
product management, communication strategy and organizational
management.
SAIPUL HAMDI is a PhD candidate at Religious and
Cross-Cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He gained his Bachelor degree in
2002 at Islamic Education Faculty, State Islamic
University, Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta. In 2005 he
gained his Master degree at Religious and Cross-Cultural
Studies, Gadjah Mada University and then he enrolled in
PhD program in 2006 at the same institution under Sylff sponsor. He is
currently writing his PhD thesis chapter that discusses about ‘Communal
Conflict in Post-Suharto Era: Reproduction of Conflict and Power in Nahdlatul
Wathan Organization, in East Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Saipul is a
lecturer in Nahdaltul Wathan University Mataram and STKIP Hamzanwadi
Selong East Lombok Nusa Tenggara Barat. He was visiting researcher at
Ateneo de Manila University Philippine as participant of Fellow Mobility
Program (Sylff) in 2008 and Asia Research Institute, National University in
Singapore in 2009. Beside concerns on his academic activity, he also involves
in local NGO in Lombok which is called Islamic Research and Training Centre
(IRTC). This NGO is a place for him to actualize his knowledge and idea to
help and empower the local people through training, research and advocacy.
His research interest focuses on religious and social issues such as ‘Islam,
Pesantren, Migration, Conflict, Violence, Religious Politic and Authority,
Human Security, Multiculturalism.
SAPRUDDIN PERWIRA was born in Kotanegara, South
Sumatra, Indonesia, June 11, 1966, and Indonesian
Nationality. Mr Perwira is married to Gita Marina with 3
children.is a Program Manager of Project HOPE, Indonesia
Office. He joined Project HOPE Indonesia in June 2005. Mr
Perwira graduted from Bogor Agricultural Instute in 1990
and getting his BA degree in Social and economics sciences. During 2001-
2003 he joined Indonesia University to complete his Master degree in
Population studies. During his study at Indonesia University he was awarded
SYLFF scholarship. From 1991 until June 2005 Mr Perwira was with
Demographic Institute, University of Indonesia working as a researcher.
During this period he was engaging in various of researches especially related
to labor and reproductive health issues. In June 2005 Mr. Perwira joined
Project HOPE an international non goverment organization working in Aceh to
implement a post tsunami response program. In Project HOPE Indonesia Mr.
Perwira now is a Program Manager. The program that started in September
2005, focuses on improving health service for mothers and children under five
and improving the health facility services to community. The ultimate goal of
the program is to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality and infant
mortalitity in Indonesia. Mr. Perwira is a member of Asian Population
Association and Sylff Association of Indonesia University.
SAROJINI IMRAN from Indonesia, Completed her
Bachelors in Architecture in 1992. Then she went on to
complete her Masters in Anthropology in 2002. She was a
recipient of the SYLFF Fellowship, at University of Indonesia
to pursue her master research in concerning The effect of
Public Area function Toward conflict between Kampongs Manggarai. Jakarta
City. In 2005, Jini participated in SYLFF Asia/Pacific Regional Forum, at the
University of Indonesia. She currently is a lecturer of Architecture Engineering
Department, of Pancasila University, and she also as research coordinator
and devotion of society of Architecture Departement. Jini had experience as
Leader of Joint Initiative Program Indonesia in channeling devotion of society
in concerning construction of society garbage management in 2006 and waste
building capacity of the cities in 2007, by constructed relation and become
partner work with government in the case of solving City’s waste problem and
construction of society concern. These projects are under Joint Initiatives
Program (JIP) funded by The Tokyo Foundation.
MARCELO FUKUSHIMA is currently a post-doctoral
fellow at the Population Research Institute of Nihon
University in Japan. He is from Sao Paulo (Brazil) and was
born with a Japanese background. He earned his Doctor’s,
Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics from Kobe
University (Japan) and was sponsored by the Ministry of
Education of Japan and Nippon Foundation. He was the president of the
Nippon Foundation Nikkei Scholar Association in 2007.
NORIKO HASHIMOTO has over 6 years of experience
in Public Relations (PR) and Marketing in non-government
sector. Through PR and Marketing, she redefined the
objectives of the organization which she belongs to, and
how it relates to other NGOs undertook structural reform.
In addition, she learned the methods of system evaluation
and management through her experience as a program officer of the grant by
working in the Foundation. These experiences have enhanced her analytical
capabilities and helped her when she set a logistic framework. Her work as a
project manager in the Philippines enabled her to combine theory with
practice. And currently she is completing study in University for Peace as a
part of the Dual Campus Program of International Peace Studies. The final
stage of course work will be completed in Manila, Ateneo de Manila
University in the Philippines. She wants to continue to use PR and Marketing
skills on behalf of peace. Her MA thesis focuses on Marketing of peace as a
part of an emerging “Peace Industry” which is relatively new topic of the field
of Peace Studies. While studying in University, she is still actively participating
and joining other activities. She is contributing her editing and designing skills
to the magazine which focuses on university students in Japan and
encourages them to engage social issues by using their spare time, and
October’s issue will focus on potential of youth. And she became advisory
board of her previous organization in 2008. Now, she is seeking the
opportunity to contribute more in international society.
ERDENECHIMEG ALTANKHUYAG was born in
Bulgan aimag (province), Mongolia. She had completed
Mongolian-Turkish Joint high school in 2001, Darkhan
city, Mongolia. After finishing her first year at Department
of German Studies, School of Foreign Languages and
Culture, National University of Mongolia, she was
selected for Mongolian government scholarship
programme to study in Vietnam. In 2007, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in
International Relations from Institute of International Relations in Hanoi,
Vietnam. Erdenechimeg joined the Nippon Foundation funded Asia Leader’s
Programme – Dual Campus Masters in International Peace Studies
Programme in 2008. Currently, she is doing her internship at Gaston Z.
Ortigas Peace Institute in Manila, the Philippines. (Sep/2009)
ALLAN VICTOR T. DELA VEGA from the
Philippines is presently the Deputy Chief of Coast Guard
Staff for Maritime Safety Services (CG-8) and holds the
rank of Commander in the Philippine Coast Guard. He
was a recipient of a Sasakawa Fellow scholarship of the
Nippon Foundation which afforded him to take-up and
finish his Master in Maritime Affairs major in Maritime
Safety and Environmental Protection degree from the World Maritime
University in Malmo, Sweden. He also holds a masters degree in Business
Administration. In his 20 years of service with the Philippine Coast Guard, he
occupied various positions and capacities in different fields such as
intelligence and security and maritime safety. He is also a recipient of various
awards in the Philippine Coast Guard that includes an Outstanding
Achievement Medal, a Bronze Cross Medal and Superior Achievement
Medals. He has also been his country’s representative in various meetings
and fora in the International Maritime Organization and the International Labor
Organization.
GRACE N. MALLORCA-BERNABE is
currently pursuing her MA in International Peace
Studies - Dual Campus Programme at the
University for Peace (UPeace), San Jose, Costa
Rica and the Ateneo de Manila University, The
Philippines. At the moment, she is an intern at the Malaysian Peacekeeping
Training Centre (MPTC), Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. She is
doing a research on how MPTC could integrate gender perspective in the
Centre’s systems, processes and procedures, specifically on the training
aspects. Before coming to UPeace, she was connected with the National
Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the national machinery
for the advancement of women in the Philippines. As former member of that
organization, she was particularly involved in issues relating to violence
against women (VAW), women’s education and justice. She actively
participated in mainstreaming gender perspectives in the three branches of
the Philippine Government, the executive, legislative and the judiciary. She
was also one of the led officers that facilitated the massive advocacy for the
passage of some major VAW legislations in her country such Anti-Violence
Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 and the Magna Carta for
Women. She likewise had been involved in the drafting of the Philippine
Country Report to the CEDAW Committee and the Beijing Platform for Action.
In the course of her work in NCRFW, she is able to understand and know by
heart some of the important human rights documents/standards, particularly
on women, such as the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN-CEDAW), Beijing Platform for
Action, etc. She is happy married with two children. Her innermost desire is to
make a small yet valuable contribution to making this world a peaceful place,
specifically for her children, Gilliane Carmela Marie and Gerard Emmanuel
Martin.
JAY TICAR is a Manila-based independent visual artist.
He finished Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting at the
University of the Philippines, and finished Master of Fine
Arts at Tama Art University in Tokyo through the auspices
of the Monbukagakusho Scholarship Grant. He was
bestowed the Asian Public Intellectual Fellowship Grant
for year 2007- 2008. In his fellowship period he conducted an art research
project in Tokyo and Indonesia, about visual artists involved with non- art
livelihood as models for the artist’s image in society. As an artist, Jay Ticar
applies contemporary approaches in his use of traditional and non-traditional
media to produce paintings, objects and installation art. He has been
exhibiting since 1995, in very respectable institutions and venues of art in the
Philippines and abroad. Among his activities in art includes organizing
exhibitions and creative activities for artists and non-artists. Other than the
production and exhibition of art works, Jay Ticar is currently an art educator
who serves at Kalayaan College as Professorial Lecturer. Previously he has
been a faculty member at the University of the Philippines Los Banos, Ateneo
De Manila University and De La Salle University, College of Saint Benilde. Jay
Ticar is husband to Amy Aragon- also a visual artist and art educator, and
father to Hikari Ticar, a smart, chubby 3-year old girl.
REV LAKSHMIKANTHAM IYER JEGATHEESA
KURUKKAL from Sri Lanka is presently doing diploma
in public administration. He obtains the degree in
computer application from Bharathidasan University,
Tamil Nadu, India and diploma in Information
Technology. He’s holding responsible for all projects
designated for inter religious peace activities as advisor for Sewalanka
Foundation’s community Peace Building Unit. In 2003 he obtained one year’s
internship with several grassroots level organizations in India. Currently he is
the advisor of human rights association Sri Lanka and Religious Action
Alliance Sri Lanka.
SAMAN GUNATHILAKA, MASTIYAGE
DON was an alumni of both University of
Colombo, Sri Lanka and United Nations Mandated
University for Peace, Costa Rica. In 2008, I
completed my Masters degree in International
Peace Studies at the Social Science Department at
the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines
and the International Peace and Conflict Studies Department at the University
for Peace in Costa Rica. My education had been graciously funded by the
Nippon Foundation, Japan. Currently, I am working with UNDP Indonesia as a
Project Office for the ART GOLD (Articulation of governance and local
development) Indonesia programme. In my position, I am acquiring a great
deal of experiences on good governance, decentralization process and
capacity building of local governments in country where newly developed
democratic political structure are consolidating. At the same time, this job
brought me the opportunity to see how decentralization processes would be
developed in the context of good governance, in line with the national
government’s priorities. Likewise, it is a great experiences for me to go
through the ART GOLD methodologies, which are based on participatory
approaches and support to local governments, and learn about their support
services, including policy making for reinforcing the capacities of local
governments infrastructure development in health, education, environment,
and culture and putting into practice to achieve the common goal of MDGs.
YAN-DI CHANG was a family physician, lecturer,
founder and Secretary General of a non-governmental
organization (NGO) in Taiwan before she decided to
give up everything to pursue further studies in Medical
Anthropology at the Columbia University in New York
City. She grew up in Singapore, but spent most of her
adult life in Taiwan. She likes traveling, and has lived
and worked in various countries around the world, from
Thailand to France, England, Chad, South Africa, Canada, and the USA. Yet,
she likes and feels most at home in Asia. In the past, Yan-Di practiced
medicine in eastern Taiwan where she was involved in community health and
indigenous populations, taught at a medical school, and sought to promote
the health and human rights of foreign workers and female migrant spouses.
Her NGO also had projects in western China and southern India. Her past
experiences shaped her research interest, and she studied how health care
workers in rural areas cope and overcome various challenges at work and in
their lives. Currently she is working for the Ministry of Education to promote
medical humanities in Taiwan. Being able to change things at the policy level
is exciting, but she also missed working at the grassroots level. She hopes to
complete her studies soon, and dedicate herself to serving those in need.
While at Columbia University, Yan-Di was a recipient of the Sasakawa Young
Leaders Fellowship Fund, and she learnt about the good work the Nippon
Foundation and Tokyo Foundation were doing. She looks forward to meeting
and exchanging experiences and ideas with like-minded people at the BABA
retreat.