A young Romanian former minister of health who has launched new start-up ventures to foster innovation in health care and provide a camp for children with cancer. A Dutch pioneer of a new form of journalism for the 21st century.
Sri Lanka As a young technology-focused entrepreneur, Harsha Purasinghe (Sri Lanka 2014) was instrumental in initiating and leading a unique social innovation in the aftermath of an Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. He developed “DEWN – Disaster & Emergency Warning
Sri Lanka Chevaan Daniel (Sri Lanka 2017) oversees News 1st, Sri Lanka’s largest independent news network of TV and radio stations. It is a subsidiary of the Capital Maharaja Organization, which includes renewable energy, national security and infrastructure businesses. While on
Sri Lanka As chief growth officer at MAS Holdings, Nathan Sivagananathan (Sri Lanka 2015) is charged with generating new businesses that will be valued at $2 billion goal by 2020. A 2014 Eisenhower Fellow, his goal was to foster small
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
By Dami Makinde, EF Youth Leader (UK 2017) My journey as a social activist and campaigner began in February 2015, when the university I had set my sights on attending for so long, told me I wouldn’t be able
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