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‘This is proof that when young women show up and participate in community development, they can lead... Women have a place at the table, and we must claim it.’ 

When Chevening alumna Dr Zyneelia Husain shared a message about the Asia Pacific Global Health Innovation Hackathon, she didn’t know she was about to spark a collaboration that would cross borders and change lives. 

The project has resulted in new alliances and a drive for collective action, with several participants already developing joint initiatives inspired by their conversations.  

Chevening alumni are helping to keep Georgia’s Bakuriani region beautiful. Supported by the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund, they launched EcoFest 2024 to tackle the litter left by thousands of winter tourists.

In Hargeisa, Somaliland, a Chevening Alumni Project Fund initiative is transforming mental health support for crisis-affected and displaced communities through research, training, and advocacy, pioneering Somaliland’s first comprehensive mental health study and driving national integration of psychosocial services.

With a dedicated app, Chevening alumna Heela Yoon is helping refugees and other young people who have experienced trauma to rebuild their lives.

Read how Chevening Fellow Predrag Puharic used his UK experience to launch his country’s first Cyber Security Excellence Centre.

When Josiah Kalala applied for a Chevening Scholarship, he was not, as he put it ‘fresh out of undergrad’. With seven years’ experience as a lawyer under his belt, he was ready to deepen his expertise in constitutional law with Chevening.

At nearly 40 years old, Anelize Lenzi Ruas de Almeida was worried that age might exclude her from scholarship opportunities abroad until she discovered that Chevening has no upper age limit. She's now making an impact in the highest levels of government.

With support from the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund (CAPF), Chevening alumni in Peru are using artificial intelligence to inspire young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We find out more.