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Meena is a graduate of Living Wisdom International Online American High School from Afghanistan. She is committed to lifelong learning and has strengthened her English, volunteered as an English teacher, and participated in public speaking, personal development, and international education programs. Her participation in Euphrates-supported programs introduced her to leadership and peacebuilding and inspired her commitment to empowering girls and young women through education. Her personal mission is to pursue lifelong learning, inspire others through education, and promote peace, equality, and opportunity.

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Edvard is a youth peacebuilder and policy practitioner from Armenia. He has worked with the Council of Europe's Directorate of Political Affairs and External Relations and serves as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs. He holds a master's degree in EU International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe and has trained with USIP, the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, the Hansen Leadership Institute, and UNESCO programs. Edvard co-founded Kectil Armenia and serves on the global board of the Kectil Program, helping design conflict transformation learning for more than 5,000 young leaders across 100 countries. His personal mission is to help prevent future war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Daniel is a Bolivian lawyer, peacebuilder, and researcher whose work connects transitional justice with grassroots realities. During more than eighteen years with the OAS Mission in Colombia, he served as National Coordinator of Justice and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, overseeing transitional justice frameworks, engagement with armed groups, and the demobilization of 40,000 former combatants. He holds an LL.M. and is a Ph.D. candidate in Social Sciences at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Daniel is now working toward a public policy proposal for peace and tolerance in Bolivia. He also explores peace through unconventional subjects, including football, craft beer, and stand-up comedy. His guiding conviction is that people who think differently should never be treated as enemies.

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Sedilame is a communications and public policy specialist from Botswana with more than a decade of experience in geopolitical risk analysis, democratic governance, policy research, and strategic stakeholder engagement. She has worked with organizations including Conflict Lab and the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa to connect policymakers and the public. Her work focuses on building inclusive, conflict-resilient spaces where women and young people can shape state-building policies. Sedilame also uses visual media to advance public dialogue and produced the national documentary series Her Leadership and Motheo, which reached more than 80,000 viewers. She believes sustainable peace requires structural inclusion and reparative justice.

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Yasmine is a primary care physician with experience in evidence synthesis, public health, community medicine, and community engagement. Her interests include health equity, social justice, peace practice, women’s health, and education. She has contributed to local and global community campaigns, supported efforts focused on literacy and women’s health through the Her Right to Education initiative, and advocated for people affected by hypothalamic and pituitary conditions. Her vision is to be an active leader in her community and region, championing peacebuilding and social justice.

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Christian is a digital creator, photographer, media consultant, and community organizer based in Walewale, Ghana. His work draws on multimedia production, digital marketing, graphic design, and open-knowledge curation. Through local media training and documentation projects, he equips young people from different religious and cultural backgrounds to use visual communication and storytelling to challenge division, strengthen mutual respect, and share stories of community resilience. Christian is passionate about the connections between creative expression, climate justice, and peacebuilding.

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Nancy is a political scientist, philosopher, educator, and peacebuilding practitioner based in Italy. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of San Martín. For more than a decade, she led the Alba Center for Intercultural Dialogue in Buenos Aires, developing interfaith programs with young people from diverse religious and cultural traditions. Her work has also included collaboration connected to the United Nations Fez Action Plan, the KAICIID Fellowship Program, and Scholas Occurrentes. Nancy now teaches English and volunteers as an Italian instructor for migrant women. Coming from a family that is half Muslim and half Christian, she believes lasting peace is built through everyday relationships across differences.

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Elizah is a registered nurse and midwife from Malawi and serves as Nurse In-Charge at Mayani Health Centre. She provides maternal and postnatal care, supports patients living with conditions including HIV and malaria, and mentors young people through youth-friendly health services and teen club activities. Her experiences have taught her that healing also involves restoring hope, dignity, and peace. Her vision is to develop community programs that combine health and peace education and create stronger support systems for adolescents.

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Khalidou is a Mauritanian peacebuilding practitioner and United Nations professional currently serving with MONUSCO's Political Affairs Division in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He holds a master's degree in Coexistence and Conflict Resolution from Brandeis University, where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar. His experience includes political affairs, conflict analysis, program management, youth organizing, and community engagement across Africa, the Pacific, and the United States. Growing up in the aftermath of Mauritania's ethnic tensions shaped his commitment to dialogue, social cohesion, and intercultural understanding. His long-term vision is to establish a cross-cultural dialogue initiative in Mauritania that builds trust and a shared sense of belonging.

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Petersen is a Namibian developmentalist and educator with a Bachelor of Education Honours in Biology and Physical Education from the University of Namibia. His experience combines teaching, sports administration, student wellness, research, and community development. He has coordinated sports programs and contributed to the Sunrise International Study on Early Childhood Movement Behaviors. Inspired by hardworking mothers in informal settlements who face gender-based violence and other social conflicts, Petersen is passionate about youth empowerment, gender equality, inclusive education, and peacebuilding.

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Ene is a Nigerian peacebuilding and youth development professional with more than seven years of experience designing and delivering peace and development initiatives across Africa. She holds a degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy, is a mediator trained by the Clingendael Institute of International Relations, founded Gustovate Impact, and serves as an African Union WiseYouth for Conflict Prevention, Mediation and Peace Processes. Her experience spans grassroots community engagement, policy research, and organizational leadership, with a focus on the Youth, Peace and Security and Women, Peace and Security agendas. Ene believes peacebuilding is a foundation for every other form of progress and envisions communities equipped to transform division into shared purpose.

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Pamela is an international relations professional from El Salvador who is pursuing a master's degree in International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin. Her professional experience includes monitoring and evaluation, project management, and work with international organizations in multilateral and humanitarian settings. She is especially interested in integrating peace into social projects and understanding their impact on communities. Growing up in El Salvador, where the effects of armed conflict remain present long after formal war ends, shaped Pamela's view of peace as an ongoing, everyday practice that must feel close and relevant to people's lives.

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Ranjit is building a grassroots movement in India centered on consensus decision-making, decentralization, sustainable development, nonviolence, and interfaith dialogue. Trained in mechanical engineering, he left manufacturing after confronting rigid workplace hierarchies and later learned through rural labor, sustainable living, vernacular architecture, work with bamboo artisans, and service in a worker-run hospital. Encounters with people affected by conflict in Kashmir and the practice of Majlis strengthened his belief in empathy, listening, and ensuring every voice is heard. Based in Gadchiroli, his mission is to nurture self-reliant communities where decisions are made through care and collective leadership.

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Robbin is a cultural practitioner, Monitoring and Evaluation professional, storyteller, documentary filmmaker, poet, and spoken-word artist from Kenya. He has worked with urban refugees in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, creating platforms that expand their civic agency. Through ANIKA INITIATIVE, Robbin uses artistic expression to encourage dialogue, cultural exchange, and peacebuilding. Robbin believes that conflict begins when meaningful, authentic conversation stops.

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Ivy is a third-year Social Work student from Malawi with a passion for community development, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. She is completing an internship with Microloan Foundation Malawi and is committed to supporting vulnerable individuals and strengthening peaceful, inclusive communities. Experiences of conflict within her own home inspired Ivy to help families and communities move toward understanding and reconciliation. She believes lasting peace begins with healthy relationships, open communication, empathy, and mutual respect.

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Soufiane is a Moroccan communications professional, freelance journalist, and graduate of the master's program in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies at the Lebanese American University, where he studied as a MEPI Tomorrow's Leaders scholar. His experience spans international organizations, civil society, and media, with a focus on strategic communication, human rights, gender equality, youth engagement, and advocacy. He has collaborated with organizations including the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Arab NGO Network for Development to support research, develop communications, and amplify underrepresented voices. Soufiane believes sustainable peace requires social justice and meaningful participation by young people and marginalized communities. His personal mission is to use research and communication to build empathy, challenge injustice, and strengthen inclusive societies.

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Emem is a chef, entrepreneur, and community volunteer from Nigeria. She is the founder of GeeCee Homefood and the Eno Charity Initiative and holds a degree in Linguistics and Nigerian Languages from the University of Uyo. Through her work, she brings together food, culture, entrepreneurship, and community service to create opportunities for growth and preserve local culinary heritage. The Eno Charity Initiative supports underprivileged children with educational materials, reflecting Emem's belief that education, dignity, and opportunity are foundations for peace and positive social change.

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Honest is a Nigerian peacebuilder, youth advocate, and Executive Director of the Ominya Initiative, a women- and youth-led organization advancing peacebuilding, inclusive governance, human rights, and community development. She is pursuing a master's degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. Her work creates opportunities for women and young people to participate meaningfully in leadership, civic life, and community-led peace efforts through dialogue and capacity building. Growing up in Nigeria and studying in Jos shaped her understanding of social cohesion and the importance of listening, empathy, and participation. She also mentors young people and facilitates conversations that bring people together.

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Víctor is a Costa Rican and Colombian political scientist who recently completed a master's degree in International Relations at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest. His research focuses on forced displacement, migration governance, policy externalization, and conflict resolution, with field-based experience in Central America. He has worked with the UCR/UNA Observatory of International Politics and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Costa Rica and served as a teaching assistant in negotiation and conflict management at the University of Costa Rica. Víctor's interest in peacebuilding grew through engagement with communities affected by displacement and the systems that shape whether people can stay, return, or begin again with dignity.

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Adey is an Ethiopian judge, legal researcher, and peace practitioner working at the intersection of justice, peacebuilding, and institutional reform. Over more than seven years, she has served in legal drafting, research, crime investigation and prosecution coordination, public prosecution, and judicial service. She holds an LL.M. in International Law and is pursuing an LL.M. in Human Rights Law, with research focused on gender sensitivity within Ethiopia's National Transitional Justice Policy. Adey believes sustainable peace cannot exist without justice and is especially interested in gender-responsive justice, human rights, and the relationship between formal and community-based approaches to conflict resolution.

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Michelin is an Indigenous activist-scholar, educator, and storyteller from Toraja, Indonesia. She is the founder and Climate Justice Program Lead of POMANARA and Chair of Yayasan Padolo Toraja Mengabdi. With a master's degree in peace and conflict resolution, her work centers on Indigenous rights, climate justice, youth leadership, intergenerational learning, and community-based peacebuilding. Michelin was selected as a Ford Global Fellow and co-authored Cerita Iklim dari Kaum Muda, a youth-authored book on climate change in Indonesia. Her experiences in Indigenous communities and research in post-conflict North Halmahera strengthened her commitment to restoring dignity, preserving knowledge, and transforming conflict through storytelling and collective action.

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Kevork is the assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. He graduated magna cum laude from Haigazian University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and earned a master's degree in International Affairs from the Lebanese American University. His graduate thesis examined Turkish foreign policy toward Armenia and Azerbaijan from 1991 to 2024 through a neoclassical realist framework. Kevork's research interests include electoral politics, foreign policy trajectories, identity construction, and the cultural influences on state behavior.

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Winfred is an educator and University of Malawi graduate serving as a secondary school teacher. In his classroom, he promotes empathy, inclusion, and peaceful coexistence across religious, regional, and cultural differences. He is guided by the idea of a ripple effect: teaching one student the value of peace today can help prevent conflict tomorrow. His vision is to help cultivate a generation of kind, conscious citizens who can build a nonviolent future.

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Cherry is an undergraduate student from Myanmar studying International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Growing up amid political instability and conflict shaped her interest in the relationship between mental health, healing, and peacebuilding. She has supported LGBTQIA+ young people as a peer counselor, co-founded Ink & Uprising to help young people process collective trauma through digital art and storytelling, and served as an ambassador for the Global Youth Call to Action on Mental Health. Cherry believes creative expression can build shared spaces where people from divided backgrounds listen to one another as equals. Her digital artwork "I Believe Hope Will Bloom Tomorrow" received third place in a regional youth competition.

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Emmanuel Timilehin is a Nigerian peacebuilder and student of Peace and Conflict Studies at Federal University Oye-Ekiti. His undergraduate research examines how modern land surveying and registration systems can help prevent land-related conflict. He has also worked as a policy analyst and editor intern and as an Ekiti State lead for climate action and conflict prevention with SDSN Youth Nigeria. Emmanuel is developing Peace Voyage, a youth-led initiative focused on education, advocacy, community, and reconciliation, including a school-based peace education pilot. Personal experiences of conflict, rejection, and community tension taught him that peace must be intentionally built and protected.

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Ahmad is a Pakistan-based peacebuilder, youth engagement specialist, and digital storyteller working across peace education, climate action, and cross-border dialogue. A graduate of National Defence University Islamabad in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, he serves as a Youth Engagement Expert at Complete Human Resource Solutions, where he designs peace, climate, and human rights learning programs for young people. He also co-founded Peace Beyond Borders, a youth-led initiative using podcasts, documentaries, and people-to-people dialogue to strengthen India-Pakistan ties. Ahmad is an Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador and a member of the Global Shapers Community. His vision centers on youth-led models that connect peace, climate resilience, and inclusive civic leadership.

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Lydia is a final-year Social Work student at the University of Papua New Guinea, where she also studies Political Science. Her experience includes monitoring and evaluation, research, community development, stakeholder engagement, human rights advocacy, and youth-led social impact. She co-founded Visionary Tribe, an initiative promoting human rights and legal literacy among young people, and serves as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with the Commonwealth Students Association Presidential Taskforce. Lydia is also developing DigiMERL Pathway, a project intended to strengthen the monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning capacity of youth-led organizations in Papua New Guinea. She connects peacebuilding with human rights, inclusion, informed communities, and meaningful opportunities for young people to contribute.

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Alhaji is a peacebuilding and development practitioner from Sierra Leone with an academic background in Accounting and Economics. Growing up in a country shaped by civil conflict deepened his commitment to youth empowerment, dialogue, and inclusive development. Through work with WANEP Sierra Leone, Restless Development, and the ECOWAS Commission, he has supported initiatives focused on community dialogue, youth engagement, and cooperation, including the Women for Water and Peace Project. Alhaji is also a member of the West Africa Youth for Peace network and the AMEL Institute community. He is committed to helping young people actively shape peaceful and resilient societies.

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Sikander is a Black, queer, Muslim, intersectional feminist human rights defender based in KuGompo City in South Africa's Eastern Cape. His experience spans democracy and local government, adult education, gender advocacy, and community organizing. He holds an International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, serves on the Gender and Sexuality Alliance in Buffalo City and the board of iZibuko Zethu, and is affiliated with the Africa Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town. Sikander's guiding principle is simple: first, do no harm. He sees peace not as a destination but as a practice.

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Samiha is a branding and behavioral science communications strategist, author, and community builder from Colombo, Sri Lanka. She holds a First Class Honours degree in English with TESOL from Coventry University and has worked across food, education, tourism, and consultancy. Samiha serves on the board of the SLMCS Youth Wing, leads Burrow Book Club through the Legacy Institute, and has supported flood relief, educational initiatives, and AI literacy training for educators. As a hijabi Muslim woman, she sees honest, accessible communication and positive representation as practical forms of peacebuilding.

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Patience is a children's nurse from Uganda with a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Kabale University. Her professional interests include clinical research, mental health, and sickle cell disease, while her wider passions include peacebuilding and youth empowerment through education. Patience believes peace is not only the absence of conflict, but the presence of dignity, equal opportunity, justice, and communities where no one is left behind.

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Linda is a social worker and student affairs practitioner from Zimbabwe with a bachelor's degree in Social Work. Her experience spans grassroots community organizations, youth-led initiatives, and higher education, including work with vulnerable families, youth advocacy, student leadership, and student wellbeing. Growing up in a rural community and experiencing exclusion shaped her belief that peace is built when people feel seen, valued, and empowered. Linda is especially interested in helping young people strengthen communication, emotional intelligence, leadership, resilience, and conflict resolution skills.

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Mona Lisa is a college campus minister and interreligious dialogue practitioner from the Philippines. She has served Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan for more than twenty-six years, supporting the spiritual formation of students, faculty, and staff, and is pursuing a master's degree in Sociology at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology. Her peacebuilding journey began through volunteer work in dialogue, justice, and peace and grew through engagement in Muslim-Christian relations. She has also coordinated the Interfaith Forum for Peace, Solidarity and Harmony in Cagayan de Oro City, fostering relationships among Muslims, Christians, and Indigenous Peoples. Experiences of armed conflict in Mindanao strengthened her commitment to community-based spaces for dialogue and a culture of peace.

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Cecil is an educator from Cape Town, South Africa, and a graduate of the University of the Western Cape. He began as a state school teacher and later worked as a trainer and facilitator in industrial, corporate, and adult education settings, including training teachers. Cecil is passionate about interfaith and intrafaith work, deepening his understanding of Buddhism and learning about other religious traditions. He is also interested in esoteric philosophy, prehistoric religions, and the question of disarmament and how societies can stop violence.

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Lisa is the co-founder and director of RESTORE, a South African nonprofit developing trauma-informed restorative justice programs with incarcerated youth, families, and communities affected by violence. She holds a master's degree in Restorative Justice from the University of Hull and has more than twenty years of experience in prisons, restorative justice, and community peacebuilding. Lisa has presented and taught internationally and contributed to academic publications, with a focus on connecting research, policy, and practice. Inspired by her Christian faith and the resilience of the communities she serves, she believes peace is built through compassionate listening, accountability, shared responsibility, and restored relationships.

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Nour is a medical student from Syria who aspires to become a surgeon. Alongside her studies, she volunteers as a Mathematics Olympiad coach with the Distinction and Creativity Agency, serves as a volunteer and team leader with the Matar Project supporting people with visual impairments, and coordinates with the RECO Environmental Foundation. The war and difficult circumstances in her country strengthened her commitment to peacebuilding, human rights, and especially women's rights.

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Camille is a performing artist and peacebuilder from the United States who believes in the power of music and the arts to support healing, hope, and peaceful societies. She holds a bachelor's degree in Music and Religion with a minor in Philosophy from Principia College and has studied classical and jazz voice at the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Frost School of Music, the Boston Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music. Her studies and international experiences across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East have explored how creative expression can address collective trauma, bridge divides, and help communities move from despair toward hope. Camille's vision of peacebuilding brings together artistic engagement, emotional healing, and foundational Biblical principles.

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Panashe is a Zimbabwean youth leader, community development practitioner, and Safety, Health and Environment Officer. She holds a bachelor's degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from Midlands State University and founded Her Hands, Her Future, a grassroots initiative supporting vulnerable teenage mothers through vocational training, mentorship, and economic empowerment. Her work is grounded in gender equality, youth inclusion, environmental sustainability, and community resilience. Panashe believes peace is strengthened when inequalities are addressed and people have opportunities to live with dignity and hope.

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Maria (Masha) is a social researcher, human rights activist, and community organizer with a background in history, anthropology, and public policy. Her work has focused on vulnerable communities, human rights violations, civil society, and peacebuilding, primarily in Russia. In 2025, she founded The Meeting Point, a grassroots initiative in Israel that helps Russian-speaking Israelis engage with peace and social justice perspectives and opportunities for action in their native language. Masha believes peace depends on broad public demand and sustained cooperation across civil society.

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Miriam is the founder and director of Dreamsitters, a grassroots nonprofit in Hout Bay, Cape Town, supporting around 60 vulnerable children and families with food parcels, clothing, educational assistance, and emergency relief. She leads the organization largely independently while also holding a second job. Miriam's own childhood experience of loss and material hardship fuels her commitment to ensuring that children in her community receive care, opportunity, and hope. Her personal mission is that every child, regardless of where they begin, should have the chance to eat, learn, and dream.

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Emmanuel is a South Sudanese social worker living in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda. He holds a diploma in Social Work and Social Administration and is committed to human dignity, social justice, and community wellbeing. His experience working with refugee and host communities has shown him both the effects of conflict and the importance of social cohesion, inclusion, and peaceful coexistence. His work includes organizing community dialogues and mentoring young people. His mission is to empower refugee and host communities to build inclusive, peaceful, and resilient societies through dialogue, youth engagement, and collaboration.

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Asibuku is a Ugandan social worker, youth peacebuilder, child protection practitioner, and gender advocate. He serves as a Decent Work and Social Protection Field Officer and Gender and Inclusion Focal Person with Enabel, supporting youth and women's economic empowerment, social protection, and inclusive development. His previous work with World Vision Uganda and the Danish Refugee Council included child protection, youth development, and support for survivors of gender-based violence. Asibuku has also trained more than 20,000 students and young people from refugee and host communities in peacebuilding and leadership. His lived experience in a conflict-affected region shaped his belief that peace requires dignity, justice, inclusion, and opportunity.

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Nghi is a Vietnamese peacebuilder, collaborative leadership trainer, and nonprofit leader with fourteen years of experience across peace education, intercultural learning, women's empowerment, anti-trafficking work, and sustainable development in Southeast Asia. She founded the Sustainable Impact Leadership Network and the Leaders Create Leaders program, through which she trains people across academic, business, civil society, and government sectors to resolve conflict and collaborate. A 2025 YSEALI Professional Fellow, Nghi has trained more than 1,000 people across ASEAN and has supported youth peace exchanges between Cambodia and Vietnam. She believes lasting peace is built by leaders who empower others to lead.

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Ropafadzo Sally is a Zimbabwean human security campaigner, human rights advocate, and civic engagement practitioner. She holds a bachelor's degree in Peace and Security Studies and has worked with civil society organizations on electoral integrity, anti-corruption, gender equality, social accountability, community dialogue, advocacy, and public education. Her experiences with the legacy of the Gukurahundi massacre shaped her commitment to conflict transformation and community-led peacebuilding. Ropafadzo believes sustainable peace grows when communities are empowered, institutions are accountable, and diverse voices help shape solutions.