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2018 Chevening Alumna Sarah Egbo is leading groundbreaking efforts to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence on higher education campuses across Nigeria.

Kanta Singh has dedicated her whole career to tackling issues of gender inequality. In 2019, she embarked on the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence. The programme allowed her to expand her network and capacity even further to help her on her mission to build a more equal India, one girl and one voice at a time.

Busayapa Srisompong is an inspiring Chevening Alumna who founded SHero Thailand, an organisation dedicated to eradicating domestic violence in the country.

Dr Mina Brajovic is the Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office in Montenegro. She became a Chevening Scholar in 1999, studying Law at the University of Cambridge at a time when her country was recovering from conflict. Almost 25 years on, Mina reflects on how her aspirations for building a better world have changed over time, as well as the key learnings that have stayed with her from her Chevening year.

Chevening Alumnus Hasan Kilani is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa region. He shares how a Chevening Scholarship helped to boost his career.

Twenty years after her Chevening Scholarship, Jerusa Ali works as Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. She shares her Chevening story and her advice for new Chevening Alumni.

Chevening Scholar Jenny Hu studied MSc Language and Intercultural Communication at the University of Edinburgh. She shares her experience of studying in the UK as a person with cerebral palsy.

Chevening Alumnus Dr Henry Za Lal Lian is working with UNICEF to prevent HIV in adolescents and young people. We hear his story.

Discover how 2013 Chevening Alumna, Deepti Ameta, is making a difference in India.

Wadi Ben-Hirki is a Chevening Alumna from the Class of 2021 and works across Nigeria to impact the lives of the marginalized and disadvantaged through humanitarianism and advocacy. Discover more about her work here.