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Gabriel Lindén graduated from Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium, located in Stockholm Sweden, on May 28, 2009. Last year he lived in Kenya for ten months where he encountered an environment characterized by cultural wealth and overwhelming poverty. During his time in Kenya he combined his studies with travel, voluntary work in the slums and wrote freelance articles for several Swedish newspapers. The post-election violence after the 2007 elections presented him with the opportunity to write a newspaper article for which he received a scholarship of 10,000 Swedish kronor ($1000.00 US dollars). Gabriel has also traveled in other African states, including South Africa, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Rwanda and Egypt.

Generally he is driven by a desire to interpret reality in sensitive ways. His ultimate vision is to take action to bring about change and influence the environment and human living conditions.

During the fall of 2009 Gabriel will provide Earth Rights Institute and OneWorld Works with eyewitness news from the Democratic Republic of Congo.