Amos Izerimana

Amos Izerimana Izerimana is a dual MA candidate at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management (Brandeis University) where he is studying Conflict Resolution and Coexistence, and at the University for Peace (Costa Rica) where he studies International Law and Human Rights. Amos was born in Burundi but resides in the United States where he serves as an NGO project assistant and interpreter. He was introduced to IofC in 2016 as a Caux Scholar where he learned that one is only limited by unbelief that s/he cannot create change. CSP also motivated him to diligently continue spreading peace through his organization that seeks to empower Burundian youth to live peaceably as a development strategy. Amos also supports civil society organizations based in his home country as a consultant and ambassador and is one of the leaders behind ReTurn a movement that mobilizes the diaspora to reconnect with the places they have traced their lineages, empowering them to reclaim their sense of identity.