扶輪世界和平獎學金學者

渴望為世界療傷止痛

Rotary World Peace Scholar aspires to join healing process

來自菲律賓千里達(La Trinidad)的約瑟芬•曼紐(Josephine Manuel)，從小生長在兩個截然不同的世界。在她的故鄉伊富高(Ifugao)省，有著2千年歷史，號稱世界第八大奇景的萬那威(Banaue)梯田區。當地雖然以壯麗景致與文化地位著稱，卻也長期飽受武裝衝突之苦。

Josephine Manuel of La Trinidad, Philippines, has grown up in two worlds. Her province of Ifugao is the site of the 2,000-year-old Banaue rice terraces, renowned by some as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Famous for its great beauty and cultural significance, the area has also been plagued by armed conflict.

在曼紐年經時，千里達的貧苦農民先是遭遇反抗軍強索食物與住所，之後更歷經政府為反擊以撤離村民、轟炸全村作為反擊。

During Manuel's youth, rebel soldiers demanded food and shelter from impoverished farmers in La Trinidad. Then the government retaliated by evacuating the village and bombing it.

這些回憶就這麼伴著頭頂烈日驟雨、腳踏泥濘步行5公舉(3哩)到校上課的曼紐，一路度過中學和大學歲月。曼紐說：「我想一起為這個世界療傷止痛。」她是第一屆扶輪世界和平獎學金學者之一，該班已在2002-03扶輪年度開課。

Manuel carried these memories with her throughout high school and college years as she walked five kilometers (three miles) to her classes, enduring harsh sun, rain, and mud. "I want to become part of the healing process," said Manuel, a member of the first class of Rotary World Peace Scholars, which began studying in the 2002-03 Rotary year.

在3790地區(菲律賓)輔導下，曼紐將於2月在澳大利亞昆士蘭省布理斯班昆士蘭大學(University of Queensland)的扶輪國際究中心開始研習國際關係、和平及解決衝突。如同其他扶輪世界和平獎學金的同學，她將在2004年畢業，取得該領域的碩士學位。

Sponsored by District 3790 (Philippines), Manuel will begin studies in international relations, peace, and conflict resolution at the Rotary Center for International Studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in February. Like her fellow Rotary World Peace Scholars, she is scheduled to graduate with a master's degree in the field in 2004.

在成為扶輪世界和平獎學生學者之前，曼紐在一家官方報社擔任編輯。畢業於千里達本格特大學(Benguet State University)的她擁有農業教育理學士學位，亦曾在菲律賓鄉村改造活動中扮演社區幹部的活躍角色。

Before becoming a Rotary World Peace Scholar, Manuel worked as editor of a local government newspaper. A graduate of Benguet State University in La Trinidad with a bachelor of science in agricultural education, she has also been active as a community organizer with the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement.

「我渴望今後能以推動全人類的和平與瞭解為職志。」曼紐如是說：「有機會的話，我的新聞工作背景將十分有利於推動這方面極為欠缺的倡導工作。」

"I am driven to further my career toward peace and understanding among all people," said Manuel. "If I am given the chance, my background in journalism would be a great help for needed advocacy work in the field."