“I am taking part in the ISA program to extend my realm of knowledge in women empowerment and inclusion. I believe women can provide pragmatic solutions to community issues because they have been serving as household managers and planners in their day-to-day life.”   Aye Nyein Hlaing (29 years) is a master’s degree in Gender

“I believe I can empower women and girls to achieve their dreams through the provision of eco-friendly and reusable sanitary pads and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education.”   Fatoumatta Kassama (32 years) is a Gambian freelance nurse and a social entrepreneur. She has 10 years of experience in Nursing and 5 years of experience

  “By taking part in the International Sustainability Academy program, I aspire to highlight critical environmental issues regarding tourism in my country and develop meaningful alternatives with sustainable development goals at the forefront.” Bogdan Skokovic (25 years) is co-founder of award-winning start-up ‘Rematter’, a student project which aims to present local residue materials as sustainable

“I have always believed that Renewable energy is an important tool in our fight against climate change and this research fellowship will help to learn about the best practices and study ways of sustainable development that have happened in Germany like cooperative solar villages.”   Geo Sebastian (36 years) from India has been working in

“I am participating in the ISA fellowship because I want to deepen my knowledge, competence and skills through the hands-on learning provided during the period of the fellowship.”  Henry Cofie Fordi (32 years) is a Development Planner and an Agriprenuer with over 6 years of experience working with people especially women in the agribusiness sector.

“ISA is the best international platform for knowledge transfer and networking. As a game-changer, I will advocate for the implementation of several SDGs for sustainable development in Zimbabwe.” Tatenda Chitaka (39years) from Zimbabwe is the Finance Director of Hydrobridge Investments. Hydrobridge delivers bulk, affordable, clean and safe water for drinking, sanitation, construction and agriculture.  She

“My participation in the ISA program will allow me to cooperate with diverse environmental organizations to empower ancestral communities through environmental monitoring. Thus, community processes seeking for climate change mitigation and nature conservation will be strengthened.” Juan Francisco Díaz (29 years) is a Geologist and a holder of an M.Sc. in Landscape Ecology from Greifswald

“I believe we are all part of the revolving cogwheel of climate change mitigation, and we all have to play our part. ISA provides me with an ideal platform to play my part.”   Eric G. Kariuki is an Industrial Biotechnologist and Bioinformatician, and the founder of Aquaethanol Technologies, a biotech enterprise that develops clean

Our Fellow Karima shares her feelings and experience with us, 1. How do you feel when you think about the fact that your ISA scholarship will soon be over?  It has been an exceptional period in my life, I am feeling so sentimental about the fact that the fellowship is coming to the end. I

This time we asked Chibunna, a fellow, a few questions about his time at the ISA: How do you feel when you think about the fact that your ISA scholarship will soon be over? I feel very emotional about the fact that my ISA scholarship will soon be over. More to that, I feel grateful