Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom

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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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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Beth Akinyi Odingo is a 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellowship, who spent three months at Widows and Orphan International. She works as a Project Coordinator at the Omega Foundation in Kenya. My role rotates around coordinating staff, volunteers, and the project. My fellowship took me through short training, conferences, events, and the sharing of work experience at [...]

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Gabriel Sam Amolo is a 2011 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Kenya. His Fellowship was hosted by Widows and Orphans International. I am a Kenyan currently working with an NGO as Deputy Director in charge of programmes and fundraising. I am responsible for overseeing the initiation and implementation of the organisation’s activities, running community health facilities, [...]

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Asheesh Advani (1994 Commonwealth Scholar, DPhil in Management, University of Oxford) shares his experiences of entrepreneurship and founding his own company, CircleLending. Beginnings Asheesh Advani grew up accustomed to new starts and challenges. He was born in Mumbai, India in 1971, where the family had emigrated from the province of Sindh after the formation of [...]

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Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 14 (July 2011): Clearing the way for CHOGM, Our Scholars and Fellows, Country profile – Australia, News round-up, Our alumni, New Economics and Finance Network, Networks and events

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