Fereschta Sahrai was raised in a bicultural atmosphere and context, a commonly found trait among many UPEACERS. Born in Afghanistan, she moved to Germany along with her family when she was four. Although her memories from Afghanistan are nonexistent, growing up in an Afghan family allowed her to embrace their culture, traditions and language.
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Born in Okinawa prefecture, in 1980. In 2005, while living in the U.S., she became interested in poverty and equality, which lead to her interest in the peacebuilding field. In 2011, joined the APS Programme as the sixth batch and in 2012, obtained a Master’s in International Law and Human Rights from the United Nations University for Peace.
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Phat was born and raised in Vietnam and as a part of the post-war Vietnamese generation, his call towards building peace was clear from an early age. He graduated from the Peace Education Programme in 2017, and today, two years after, he reflects on how UPEACE reshaped his life but above all, changed his responsibility to his community. Below his story in his own words.
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Rodrigo es venezolano, y al igual que muchos otros de sus compatriotas, le llegó la hora de migrar y dejar atrás la vida que había construido hasta entonces; parecía una mejor opción que quedarse y seguir luchando una batalla que cada día era más díficil ganar.
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Su experiencia en la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CorteIDH) y su tiempo estudiando en UPAZ, le dieron a Daniel Valverde el ímpetu y el espacio para lograr transformar su historia personal en la herramienta para generar impacto y ayudar a una causa común.
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