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Today, she is Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist at World Bank Indonesia, proudly helping communities impacted by climate change, mining, and other natural resource-related issues.  

‘I believe that knowledge holds its greatest value and ability to uplift others when it is shared. Retaining it without passing it on feels like an incomplete use of its potential.’ 

‘This is proof that when young women show up and participate in community development, they can lead... Women have a place at the table, and we must claim it.’ 

When Chevening alumna Dr Zyneelia Husain shared a message about the Asia Pacific Global Health Innovation Hackathon, she didn’t know she was about to spark a collaboration that would cross borders and change lives. 

The project has resulted in new alliances and a drive for collective action, with several participants already developing joint initiatives inspired by their conversations.  

Chevening alumni are helping to keep Georgia’s Bakuriani region beautiful. Supported by the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund, they launched EcoFest 2024 to tackle the litter left by thousands of winter tourists.

In Hargeisa, Somaliland, a Chevening Alumni Project Fund initiative is transforming mental health support for crisis-affected and displaced communities through research, training, and advocacy, pioneering Somaliland’s first comprehensive mental health study and driving national integration of psychosocial services.

With support from the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund (CAPF), Chevening alumni in Peru are using artificial intelligence to inspire young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We find out more.

Chevening scholar Naomi Koinase shares her plans for supporting indigenous Maasai children in Tanzania by providing them with equal opportunity to education. Hear how she's been breaking barriers and how Chevening is preparing her to drive impact in the future.

Chevening scholar Alfiana has dedicated nearly a decade of her career to criminal justice reform and international human rights advocacy. She shares her plans for national and global initiatives that uphold dignity, fairness, and the rule of law for all.