Illustrated throughout with color reproductions of Merian's beautiful engravings and watercolors of butterflies, A Butterfly Journey tells of Merian's life in Germany and the Netherlands, her trip to the Dutch colony of
Surinam, her work as an advocate for
Surinam's slave laborers, and her studies of the anatomy and life cycle of the butterfly.
To be eligible for a scholarship, applicant must be a national of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The championship has attracted top boxing champions from the US, Iraq, Switzerland, Russia, Netherlands, France, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco,
Surinam, Kuwait, Palestine, Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Turkey, Mauritania and the hosts, UAE.
