governance Archives - ÌÇÐĹÙÍø The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø awards scholarships and fellowships for postgraduate study and professional development to Commonwealth citizens Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:25:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-Cscuk-Logo-01-1-32x32.png governance Archives - ÌÇÐĹÙÍø 32 32 Expanding access to legal education for Pacific communities /development-theme/expanding-access-to-legal-education-for-pacific-communities/ Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:49:26 +0000 /?post_type=development-theme&p=246532 Dr Mele Tupou Vaitohi shares her work enhancing access to legal education for Pacific communities and ensuring the law is a tool for equity and justice.

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]]> Leading Environmental Legislation in Sierra Leone /development-theme/leading-environmental-legislation-in-sierra-leone/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:31:57 +0000 /?post_type=development-theme&p=242140 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 /development-theme/developing-climate-change-action-in-africa/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:56:59 +0000 /?post_type=development-theme&p=241648 Nicola Rule discusses the importance of supporting sub-national governments in climate change planning.

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]]> Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury: education is most important Commonwealth contribution to Bangladesh /education-is-commonwealths-most-important-contribution-to-bangladesh/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:41:57 +0000 /?p=7469 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 Association (CPA), also told the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø that her Commonwealth Scholarship was a ‘significant and integral part of my life’. She was […]

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]]> Evaluation profile: Samwel Marwa Werema /evaluation-profile-samwel-marwa-werema/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:07:52 +0000 /?p=6787 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 Assistant Lecturer at the Open University of Tanzania. After completing his PhD, […]

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]]> Evaluation profile: Valda Henry /evaluation-profile-valda-henry/ Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:40:52 +0000 /?p=6638 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 Scholarship at the University of Warwick. Through her PhD and work, Valda has […]

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]]> Women, Kashmir and peace talks /women-kashmir-and-peace-talks/ Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:11:43 +0000 /?p=5222 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 intrude into the venue where Rahul Gandhi, Vice President of the Indian […]

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]]> Commemorating the modern Commonwealth through research and cultural exchange /commemorating-the-modern-commonwealth-through-research-and-cultural-exchange/ Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:10:32 +0000 /?p=5026 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 Indian Experience’. The hierarchical North/South dichotomy is being rapidly replaced by a ‘flat’ global entrepreneurial order structured by […]

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]]> Professional Fellow helps rehabilitate other former child soldiers in Sierra Leone /professional-fellow-helps-rehabilitate-other-former-child-soldiers-in-sierra-leone/ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:49:31 +0000 /?p=3558 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 LifeLine in Sierra Leone. ‘During the long lasting war in Sierra Leone I was […]

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]]> Scholar awarded prize for best dissertation /scholar-awarded-prize-for-best-dissertation/ Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:16:35 +0000 /?p=3320 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 Politics at the University of Oxford, is titled ‘Voter Turnout in Sub-Saharan Africa’. The prize judges commented that ‘it was ambitious and […]

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