Peace​ Quartet

Amos Furaha: Rwanda, age 23

Amos is the Co-founder and Project Manager for Live Again Rwanda, an organization providing counseling and training for future counselors in Rwanda. Prior to his work with Live Again, Amos was involved in several projects promoting reconciliation, unity and forgiveness throughout Rwanda. He has worked with Peace and Love Proclaimers (PLP) for several years, and was one of the main organizers for The Walk to Remember in 2011 & 2012. His current position with PLP is the Chief Officer of the Conflict Resolution and Peace Building Dept. Amos recently designed and implemented his own radio show on Amazing Grace Christian Radio. The focus of the show is to provide a place for Rwandans to discuss and debate topics related to reconciliation, unity and forgiveness. Amos is also the Founder and Managing Director for his own organization, Umurage Networking Group. An organization focused on connecting young Rwandans with potential job opportunities and career placements.

 

 

Rosario Quiroz: Mexico/USA, age 24

Rosario Quiroz was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. She moved to the United States at the age of seven and grew up in North Carolina. Rosario studied Sociology and Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York. She first became involved in addressing social justice through an intersectional lens at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, where she worked with the Community Mobilization Dept.  She now lives in Vancouver, WA, where she worked with Momentum Alliance, a youth-led non-profit in Portland seeking to mentor future social justice leaders.  She was also part of Oregon Dream Activist, an undocumented-led organization she connected with through the New York State Youth Leadership Council and her involvement there as an undocumented youth. She is interested in the dynamics that foster social change and move society towards a more sustainable, equitable, and humane reality, as well as making a practice in peace and nonviolent resistance more accessible to underrepresented communities constantly dealing with injustices.

 

 

Nurana Rajabova: Azerbaijan, age 25

Nurana Rajabova holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Literature. After graduating from University, she engaged in various community development projects that shaped and reaffirmed her future career goals of pursuing a career in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding. She has completed online courses in Peace Studies from the United States Institute of Peace, and attended the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University. Nurana is also a member of the International Peace Researchers Association. As a great believer in peace, her main goal is to contribute to a culture of peace through education.

 

 

Andrei Trubceac: Romania/Moldova, age 25

Andrei is a graduate student in International Development Studies. His MA thesis was focused on the developmental and peacebuilding challenges in states experiencing secessionist conflicts. Andrei aims to better understand the functioning and legitimacy of de facto states and non-state actors as well as the shifting nature of sovereignty arounf the world. He was a project officer in the Social Cohesion Research and Early Warning Division at the Council of Europe and has been involved with Romania's Peace Institute (PATRIR) since 2011 as part of the Department of Peace Operations. Right before joinging the Fellowship School, Andrei was participating in a short term European Voluntary Service project called "Human Rights Caravan" in Georgia. Last but not least, Andrei is a member of Edgeryders. Iti is a growing community of individuals who come together, inspire one another and help each other to affect changes that improve well being of people in our local environments. Its goal is to produce a shared vision of how Europe’s young citizens could claim a stronger influence on their common future – and a larger share of the social responsibility that goes with it.