Idowu is an independent researcher working to promote human rights and combat corruption in Africa. Her current research interests include the impacts of climate change on human rights and the design of adequate adaptation models for vulnerable communities. Before becoming a Sauvé Scholar, Idowu was a Research Assistant at the...

Since he completed his army service as a medic commander, Tomer has participated in several programs that try to build relations and bridge the gap between Palestinians and Israelis, especially through One Voice, the NGO dedicated to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Over the course of the four years before he became a...

Megan Bradley is a Canadian doctoral candidate in international relations at the University of Oxford, where she carries out research on the justice issues raised by large-scale refugee repatriation movements. She also holds an MSc in forced migration from the University of Oxford's Refugee Studies Centre, and an MA in philosophy and...

Giovanni Gabassi holds a Masters degree (magna cum laude) in international and diplomatic sciences from the University of Trieste, and a Masters of advanced international studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. He has worked on issues of multilateral diplomacy with a number of organizations, including the Central European...

Born and raised in New Mexico, U.S.A., Elizabeth has sought out opportunities to live, work and study in diverse settings across the globe. Her experiences in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Mexico, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa have all augmented her commitment to poverty reduction, global development and international...

Marta Massi has been a visiting research associate at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, where she has conducted research on cultural branding in arts and cultural organizations, and a doctoral scholar at Lumsa University in Rome, Italy. She has a Bachelor’s Degree of Communication Science, a Masters in Public Management...

Evgeniy was born in Osh, the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan known to the world as the center of the Great Silk Road. Born into a family of physicians, he has dreamt since childhood of becoming a doctor. His mother is a well-known endocrinologist in Kyrgyzstan and his uncle is Professor of Urology in the Russian Scientific Center, Moscow....

Born in the northeast of Brazil, Clarice Reis has pursued her passion for public health through work at both the community and policy levels. Clarice studied dentistry at the Federal University of Ceará in Fortaleza, Brazil, and completed a specialization in oral public health at the State University of Ceará. She also...

Raised in an Egyptian home in Montreal, Marie-Marguerite developed profound and far-reaching interests and an insatiable curiosity that makes her value education, driving her to constantly question and research. Compelled by questions of water scarcity, she has travelled extensively across the globe – from Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal,...

Sergey was born on December 20th, 1981 in Yerevan, Armenia. He holds a Master of Sciences in Economics degree from Yerevan State University, major in Banking and Finance; a Masters in Comparative Legal Studies from the American University of Armenia, and received his Doctorate in Finance and Economics from the National Academy of...

Over the past six years Edward has held a variety of jobs and leadership roles in the education sector in the United Kingdom. For four years he taught at two inner city secondary schools in London through a new scheme called Teach First, which places outstanding graduates as teachers in disadvantaged secondary schools across the United...