Roba
First Name:
Gada
Jacobson Scholar:
Not
Bio:
Gada Roba, 27, Minneapolis, is a 2009 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he majored in global studies and political science. At the university, he participated in local and international social justice educational programs, leadership conferences and internships. He attended the Youth Leadership Africa conference in South Africa, interned with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, and took part in the Institute on Human Rights Capacity Building in Arusha, Tanzania. A native of Ethiopia, he is a leader in the local Oromo refugee community. He is using his scholarship for an internship with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Refugee Trust of Kenya (HIAS).
School:
University of Minnesota
Year:
2009
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