Tamba Sangbah demonstrates the important of environmental law and good governance in protecting natural resources in Sierra Leone.
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Developing climate change action in Africa
Nicola Rule discusses the importance of supporting sub-national governments in climate change planning.
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury: education is most important Commonwealth contribution to Bangladesh
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament and Commonwealth Scholar, believes that the most important contribution made by the Commonwealth to Bangladesh is education. Shirin, who was recently appointed Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...
Evaluation profile: Samwel Marwa Werema
Dr Samwel Werema was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship in 2002 to pursue a PhD at the University of Strathclyde. He had previously attained a Master’s qualification in Accounting and Finance at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and was working as an...
Evaluation profile: Valda Henry
Dr Valda Henry is the Chief Executive Officer of VF Inc., a consulting firm based in Dominica that provides services in a variety of areas including corporate governance and human resource management. She completed a PhD in Finance in 2001 on a Commonwealth...
Women, Kashmir and peace talks
By Ezabir Ali, 2012 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from India hosted by Conciliation Resources. 'Nobody can silence me – I have every right to speak.' These were the words shouted by a 40-year-old woman at security staff and state officials, as she managed to...
Commemorating the modern Commonwealth through research and cultural exchange
Dr R Girish Kumar is the guest speaker at the second seminar in the Wales Regional Network series on 'Commemorating the Modern Commonwealth through Research and Cultural Exchange'. Dr Kumar will speak on 'Contesting WTO’s Global Intellectual Property Governance: The...
Professional Fellow helps rehabilitate other former child soldiers in Sierra Leone
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...
Scholar awarded prize for best dissertation
James Dray (2007 Commonwealth Scholar from South Africa) has been awarded the Political Studies Association's 2012 Arthur McDougall Prize for Best Dissertation in Elections, Electoral Systems or Representation. James' dissertation, submitted for his DPhil in African...
Professional Fellow lobbies for devolution of power in Zambia
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...
