IFP Newsmakers

The International Fellowship Programs is proud of its alumni from all over the world, which grows every year as we welcome new fellows to our program. After the completion of their fellowship our fellows return home and continue their work as effective agents of social and political change. We are very proud of our alumni and the amazing work they continue to do in their communities. We dedicate this page to highlight their achievements both personal and professional.

Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao, Humphrey Fellow (2006-2007) from Philippines wins the 2013 Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals, sponsored by the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance. Ms. Bag-ao serves an alternative lawyer and a human rights advocate working for the advancement of various marginalized communities, especially women, farmers, fisherpersons, and indigenous peoples. During her tenure as the Humphrey Fellow, she focused on public interest law and human rights. For more information of ms. Bag-ao's DLAI award, follow this link

 

In March 2013 Mr. Mesut Senol, Humphrey Fellow, 2000– 2001, initiated the publication of an international literary magazine ROSETTA LITERATURA.  This magazine introduced literature of countries from all over the world to one another. The unique aspect of the magazine is that it features the works of writers and poets in their native language and in English to get the messages across. This is also yet another interesting involvement of current Humphrey Masters candidates as voluntary editors for the English texts of the writers from all over the world.  The magazine will be published 4 times a year and it can be downloaded or read at this link: http://www.rosettaliteratura.com/current-issue

 

Our 2010-2011 Humphrey Fellow from Cameroon, Mr. Chin Idirisu Medorni, facilitated the donation of 600 textbooks worth 2,000,000 CFA (approx. $4,000) by the Hubert H. Humphrey Alumni Association of Cameroon (HUPAC). The donation was made to twinIslamic colleges - Islamic Teachers Training College Njombo, Kumbo and the Islamic College of Commerce, Arts and Science Kumbo (ICCAS), at Kikaikom,Kumbo. The ceremony took place at their joint campus at Kikaikom, Kumbo on the 22nd of March 2013. According to Mr. Moh Usman, the principal of the twinIslamic colleges,these books will help improve the quality of term papers, research, and the quality of teaching at the maiden Islamic Teachers Training College in Cameroon. It will also cultivate a culture of reading for students of ICCAS, Kikaikom. Additionally, during the HUPAC meeting held last month in Bamenda the Cameroon Education Foundation (CEF) donated books on behalf of this group to GHS Atiela Bamenda and Sacred Heart College Mankon. Cameroon Education Foundation was initiated by Mr. Medroni while he was a fellow at the Humphrey School.

 

Our 2011 - 2012 fellow Ms. Graciela Guzman from Argentina shares her experience as a Humphrey Fellow at the Humphrey School of Pubic Affairs, University of Minnesota Courtesy: Fulbright Commission, Argentina URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLXwezbMlIA&feature=youtu.be

 

Humphrey School signs a MOU with People's Republic of Korea On 11/28/11 our 2009 - 2010 Fellow from South Korea, Mr. Moojo Son, Deputy Director of Training and Education Division at the Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the director of his program Mr. Hakyun Kim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Humphrey School and the South Korean Government that will bring mid-career civil servants to pursue Master of Public Affairs degree.

 

Rashmi Singh receives the 2011 Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals (DLAI) Ms. Rashmi Singh was selected by the Indian Ministry of Personnel and Training to attend the Humphrey School of Public Affairs for a Masters in Public Affairs degree in 2007. She recently visited the Humphrey School as a fellow of the Center for Integrative Leadership and to accept her Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals (DLAI) for her leadership role in heading a unique initiative of Delhi Government called Mission Convergence. Mission Convergence is a world model for cross-sector collaboration that seeks to strike the right balance between various government departments, Community Based Organizations and the people by bringing in major reforms in governance for empowerment of the vulnerable population of Delhi. For more on Mission Convergence and Ms. Singh click here.

 

 

Our 2008 - 2009 fellow Rosana D.H. Schaack receives the 2010 Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals (DLAI) Ms. Rosana Schaack was awarded the prestigious DLAI award from the University of Minnesota’s Global programs and Strategy Alliance for her role as a public servant, her work to empower the poorest of the poor, and her mission to bring hope to those who need it most. She has made many invaluable contributions to Liberians as a leader, service provider and mentor. She has been apassionatevoice for justice for the young women and children of emerging Liberia. She has dedicated her future to fight against gender-based violence and is held in the highest regard in her community and in civil society networks in Liberia and abroad.  She was the commencement speaker for the graduation ceremony of our 2010 - 2011 cohort of IFP fellows and received her own DLAI plaque during the ceremony. During her brief visit at the University early this year, she also addressed students, faculty, staff, and community members of the Humphrey Institute on the topic of War: Its Legacy on Women & Children in Liberia.