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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.