Electronita Duan

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Electronita Duan
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesEton
OccupationActivist
Known forN-Peace Award recipient

Electronita Duan is the Indonesian founder of Politeknik Pembangunan Halmahera, and recipient of the N-Peace Award in 2011. [1]

Duan became involved with conflict resolution and peacebuilding following the Maluku sectarian conflict in North Halmahera, Indonesia. She founded Politeknik Pembangunan Halmahera an institute of higher education formed to provided education to students whose studies were interrupted by the conflict. [2] She has also been an advocate of the Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN) Women's Schools for Peace [1] and worked with the Search for Common Ground organization to tell her story of peacebuilding in the Maluku Islands, [3] In 2011 Duan was one of inaugural recipients of the N-Peace Award. [4]

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References

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  2. Hanley, Brian D. (26 September 2011). "Women: Leaders of Peace". HuffPost. Retrieved 13 September 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  4. "Asian women peace advocates receive awards for their leadership". UNDP. Retrieved 12 September 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)