Development Impact Stories
Discover how Commonwealth Alumni are making an impact and leading change across critical development issues under the six CSC development themes.
Driving positive change for children with spina bifida and related disabilities in Nigeria
Afolabi Fajemilo shares how he founded the Festus Fajemilo Foundation to improve healthcare for those with spina bifida and hydrocephalus in Nigeria and the ongoing impact of its programmes and activities
Maintaining the Backbone of Kenya’s Economy
Robina B Abuya highlights the impact of climate change on Kenya’s livestock and agricultural sectors and the critical interventions and policies required to support livelihoods, food security, and the economy
Strengthening government policies in the Pacific region
Gordon Nanau shares his work building capacity amongst senior public servants in the governments of Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Vanuatu in developing public policy
WASH: Transforming a generation through water, sanitation, and hygiene
Chilufya Chileshe highlights the importance of WASH services in improving global health and wellbeing and her work leading WaterAid’s global policy agenda to make WASH services accessible to everyone everywhere
Prevention and control: Introducing new protocols to stop the spread of disease through best practice
Joel Jerawno Myers discusses his work implementing public health programmes in the parish of Manchester in Jamaica and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Nurses and Midwives: The important role they play in strengthening health services in Ghana
Augustine Asamoah reflects on the importance of research and evaluation in ensuring the effective and efficient training of nurses and midwives in Ghana to improve and strengthen health services nationwide
Data maps at the centre of vaccine campaigns
Tracy Adole highlights the importance of her work in data modelling to support vaccine campaigns and its critical role in eradicating wild polio in Nigeria
The last mile: improving healthcare delivery by understanding current challenges to supply chains in Mozambique
Yara Manuela Cumbi discusses the impact of her work in improving healthcare delivery supply chains in Mozambique
Volume up! Increasing the reach and impact of governance in Sierra Leone through accessible media
Dr Idrissa Mamoud Tarawallie describes increasing the reach and impact of governance in Sierra Leone through accessible media
Prepared to respond to disaster emergencies
Vincent Otieno Okullo reflects on his experiences delivering essential sexual reproductive health services in emergency settings and the impact of COVID-19