Carl Conradi - 2008

Carl graduated from the University of Alberta in April 2007, with an Honours BA in Political Science and a minor in Middle Eastern and African Studies.  During his undergraduate career, Carl had the opportunity to participate in several mediation-oriented symposia, including the School for International Training's inaugural symposium in Africa's Lake Victoria basin, and the International Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution's symposium in Cyprus.  He also volunteered at a child soldier rehabilitation centre in Northern Uganda.  Upon graduating, Carl joined the inaugural Tour d'Afrique Silk Route bicycling expedition from Istanbul to Beijing and spent several months studying Arabic in Cairo.  Carl will be spending his fellowship year studying the intersection of mediation efforts and peace education curricula with disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes, specifically oriented towards children.   His first placement will be with the Academy for Peace and Development in Hargeisa, Somalia, and his second will be with the Child Soldiers Initiative, which will entail a series of consultations with various UN peacekeeping operations around Africa.