Nellie Oduor is a 2012 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Kenya. Her Fellowship was hosted by the Institute for Energy Systems at the University of Edinburgh In September 2012. I work for the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) as a Deputy Centre Director of the Forest Products Research Centre. Other than the Centre’s administration duties, I [...]
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Professional Fellow learns about biomass energy in Scotland
Posted on 20 December 2012.
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Professional Fellow helps rehabilitate other former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
Posted on 09 July 2012.
Prince Tommy Williams is a 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Sierra Leone. His Fellowship is hosted by LifeLine Network International, a group of grassroots community organisations and NGOs based in 16 countries around the world. Prince is the IT Manager at LifeLine in Sierra Leone. ‘During the long lasting war in Sierra Leone I was [...]
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Professional Fellow gains skills to help rehabilitate street children in Kenya
Posted on 17 February 2012.
Barack Ojiem is a Kenyan 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellow, hosted by Widows and Orphans International. He works at Hope for Victoria Children, an NGO that rehabilitates and reintegrates street children. I am a line manager responsible for rehabilitation and advocacy programmes in my organisation. All the training and experiences I have accessed through my Fellowship fall within [...]
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Professional Fellow lobbies for devolution of power in Zambia
Posted on 17 February 2012.
John Mthaziko Zulu held a 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES). He is the Governance Programs Coordinator at Caritas Chipata, Zambia. I work to promote and protect human dignity and sustainable development for less privileged people by engaging government improve policies, structures and services. During my Fellowship at CLES, I have [...]
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Professional Fellow gains insight into advocacy for disabled people in Ghana
Posted on 16 February 2012.
Charles Appiagyei is a 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Ghana. He is the National Administrator of the Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled (GSPD). His Fellowship was hosted by the Council of Disabled People. My remit back home relates to developing GSPD, managing staff and projects, and advocating to improve the life chances of disabled people. [...]
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Professional Fellow gains expertise in Education for All for the Gambia
Posted on 16 February 2012.
Matarr Baldeh held a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship in 2011, at Results UK. He is the National Coordinator of the EFA Campaign Network in the Gambia. During my Fellowship, I learnt about the UK corridors of power through BOND training, met MPs through the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education and Disability, and learnt how UK NGOs [...]
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