The David Group International is thrilled with the opportunity to provide a full-scholarship for Dalaya Ashenafi as she aims to procure a graduate degree in the area of peace studies and international diplomacy.
Below is her story… a compelling story of hope!
The summit, December 14-17, will be hosted by HRH Prince Hassan of Jordan and will include individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to reconciliation. The summit’s patrons include Nobel Peace Prize recipients The Reverend Desmond Tutu, Sir William Deane, Aung San Suu Kyi, President Jose Ramos-Horta, and Harvard Professor Dr. Bernard Lown. Keynote speakers for the Spirituality and Celebration track are Tim King, author/activist; three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Palestinian Christian activist Elias Chacour; Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, Muslim, President of Alquds University, Jerusalem. This conference is being sponsored by Monash University and The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
The genesis of The David Group International is in response to a forward call to serve both the planet and those sustained by it. In recognizing many of the global challenges that lay before us, we hold as our mission the desire to expedite a global conversation for a new earth. Primarily we do this by focusing upon what we believe to be four core transformational quadrants: the sacred, personal, organizational and the societal, with the sacred often holding the most potential in influencing the other three.
Most of us have probably seen our organizations feel the direct results of the global recession. From 2008 to 2009 many university’s endowments sank like a stone. Administrators have been forced to downsize staff, cut back faculty travel and trim benefits all around. Jobs have been reshuffled and programs cut.