Indonesia Three Eisenhower Fellows, all women, all from Indonesia, are using their fellowship experiences across decades to collaborate and enact change in Southeast Asia. Yuli Ismartono (Indonesia 1997) , a prominent journalist and media trailblazer, uses communications to build democracy in Indonesia and Southeast
New Zealand “…Regardless of the success or failure of individual initiatives, the Eisenhower Fellowship has the opportunity to be a constant global catalyst and enabler for projects that have a positive impact on fostering peace, prosperity and justice.” – Wil
Chinese Taipei “We were hoping that they would fall in love with Taiwan, and they did.” – Harvey Chang (Chinese Taipei 2002) Harvey Chang (Chinese Taipei 2002) runs the largest news station in Taiwan, and is passionate about his work
Farzana Yaqoob (Pakistan 2016) “That is what we are working towards – building trust.” As the former Minister for Social Welfare & Women’s Development in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Farzana Yaqoob represented the needs of women and children. In 2017, she
Egypt “If we’re going to think about what’s most crucial to creating peace and security, not just in the Middle East but in the world, a part of that is providing access to opportunity.” – Dina Sherif Dina Sherif (Egypt
United States “Small businesses make up the backbone of the global economy, not just the American economy.” — Nagesh Rao G. Nagesh Rao (USA 2016) was the Chief Technologist, Senior Policy Advisor and Geek in Residence at the United States
Pakistan “I don’t see the Fellows through a political overlay. I see them as human beings, as other people working towards evolution, working towards growth.” – Zehra Farooq (Pakistan 2017) Zehra Farooq’s goal is to use tax policy to improve
India “How can we steer technology in a way that it benefits society and the environment?” —Sanjay Podder (India 2017) “No child will be deprived of education because of hunger.” —Shridhar Venkat (India 2014) Sanjay Podder is the managing director
Spain, Indonesia “I went from theory to practice, and from local to global.” —Alfonso Vegara (Spain 1987) Alfonso Vegara, calls himself an architect who builds the cities of the future. His motivation for his work is that he believes the