When the current Covid-19 situtation first struck the UK, WTI Postgraduate Scholars were asked whether they would prefer to stay in the UK or to return home. All chose to stay until the end of their courses. They've each written a few words about how they've been coping and how the virus is affecting their lives.
Damaris
University of Sussex
In a constantly changing situation, Windle Trust International is adapting operations to meet the challenge of continuing to provide essential services to ensure that those affected by conflict and marginalisation can continue to access quality education whilst also maintaining the health and wellbeing of all staff and beneficiaries as of paramount importance.
What is Windle Trust International doing in South Sudan?
Sule knew what he wanted to do with his life when he was 6 years old. Overcoming the obstacles of war, health, and poverty, he's spent the rest of his life making sure that he gets there.
Name: Sule
From: South Sudan, resident in Uganda
Currently Studying At: Bangor University
Currently Studying: MSc Public Health and Health Promotion
Damaris has been supporting others since she was an undergraduate, working with women and girls and striving towards their empowerment.
Name: Damaris
From: Kenya
Currently Studying At: The University of Sussex
Currently Studying: MA Gender and Development
Speaking about his experience discussing his work with HRH Duchess of Sussex, Ephraim said:
The new Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for Ghana, Ms Rukia Yacoub has assumed office.
She brings to her post, a wealth of experience in implementing, managing and coordinating humanitarian and development programmes, both in least developed and lower-middle income countries.
Windle Trust International is delighted to celebrate the success of two WTI UK Programme scholars from the academic year 2016-17 who have achieved Distinctions on their postgraduate degrees.
Abraham Dut Atem Malek was awarded a Distinction for his MSc in Finance and Accounting at the University of Westminster, and his MSc dissertation scored the highest mark of any student in his cohort.
In October we said goodbye to the WTI students from 2016-17 who returned back to Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan. Our graduating year studied the subjects below:
The University of Bangor: MSc Agroforestry, MSc Public Health & Health Promotion, LLM International Criminal Law
The University of Bath: MSc International Development
University College London: MSc Musculoskeletal Science
University College London, Institute of Education: MA Education and International Development
King's College London: MA Global Mental Health
As students from the 2016-17 academic year begin returning home, we look back on this year of the UK Scholarship Programme.
