YOULA POMPILUS-TOURE
CANADA
Sponsored by: Rotary Club of Montreal Lakeshore, District 7040, Canada
Country of Citizenship: Canada
Language proficiency: French, English, Spanish, Haitian Creole
Undergraduate degree : McGill University - Bachelor of Commerce; University of Montreal - Certificate programme: Violence & Intervention
Background
Originally from Montréal, Canada, I am in Bradford to pursue an MA in ConflictResolution. I graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor’s in Commerceand a minor in International Development Studies. I have been activein social justice causes, especially those relating to people livingwith HIV/AIDS, survivors of sexual assault and multiculturalism inCanada. Following my studies, I worked in non-profit management andpursued a certificate in violence and social intervention. I thenworked for the Quaker United Nations Office in New York mostly focusingon the Peacebuilding Commission and its support of Burundi, but alsolooking at the UN response to the conflict in the Democratic Republicof Congo, as well as small arms and light weapons issues. While at Bradford University, I am interested in deepening my knowledge of nonviolent conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction.