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Scholars, fellows and grantees case studies

Read first-hand accounts from our scholars, fellows and grantees. 

Advancing artificial intelligence for healthcare and developing human capital in low-resource settings

Yusuf Brima, QECS alumnus
Empowering women: deconstructing the patriarchy and reconstructing the governance

Hellen Kasila, QECS alumna
Improving resilience of indigenous communities and empowering youth for climate change action in the Caribbean

Candice York, QECS alumna
Safeguarding environmental and social sustainability in development projects in Rwanda

Bruce Musoni, QECS alumnus
Preserving the languages spoken in the Tanzanian Great Rift Valley

Andrew Harvey, QECS alumni
Predicting extreme weather conditions

Professor Francis Chi-Yung Tam
Facilitating e-learning and advocating for social change in Kenya

Ajra Mohamed, QECS alumni
Increasing awareness of alternative medicine

Atiqah Aziz
Sharing knowledge across borders - upskilling radiologists in Kenya

Dr Omar Islam
Strengthening health systems across Africa

Betty Kabarega
Empowering communities with education

Yusuf Brima
Supporting communities in need

Hellen Kasila
Making energy poverty a human rights issue

Mweshi Chibangulula
Supporting the global fight against COVID-19 and infectious diseases

Steven Mitini-Nkhoma
Cutting edge cancer research

Mahmood Hassan Dalhat
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear - why education is key to managing the menace of plastic pollution

Maurice Beseng
Beating plastic pollution - collaboration is key!

Nina Wootton
Nature does not see borders and neither does pollution

Steve Allen
Turning the tide against plastics!

Refilwe Mofokeng
Forging connections across the Commonwealth

Aadesh Shinde
My scrapbook - ACU Summer School 2022

Nawreen Monir Proma