Development impact stories
Read in further detail how Commonwealth Alumni have made an impact within their organisations and communities, and across nations and internationally, as described in the articles below
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
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
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
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
Championing eye health in low-resource settings
Ving Fai Chan shares his experience and results on building training programmes and centres to deliver basic eyecare in low-resource settings
Introducing the COVID-19 vaccine tracker: A platform to demystify vaccines to reach a non-medical global audience
Dr Erica Moodie discusses the development of a platform designed to demystify vaccines to reach a non-medical global audience
