Category: SI stories

Clément Pfingu is a previous participant in the "Managing Innovation for sustainable health"(MISH) training program at Karolinska Institutet (KI). The programme is funded by the Swedish Institute through SI Public Sector Innovation Programme, which aims to strengthen public sector professionals' capacity to contribute to innovation and support the implementation of Agenda 2030.

En kvinna i mörkt hår med mörka kläder. — Photo: Private

Innovation, Leadership programmes, SI stories, The 2030 Agenda

”I have improved in the ways I design sustainable solutions for my community”

Clément Pfingu is a previous participant in the “Managing Innovation for sustainable health”(MISH) training program at Karolinska Institutet (KI). The programme is funded by the Swedish Institute through SI Public…

Leadership programmes, SI alumni stories, SI stories

Alumna Mariia Tyshchenko: ”It never would have happened without these people”

Ukrainian Mariia Tyshchenko came to Sweden in 2015 to study through SI Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP). She recounts that she was fascinated with sustainability and was googling educational opportunities…

Leadership programmes, SI stories, The 2030 Agenda

”The soft skills impacted my whole life”

Bita Baghestani, founder of Levva, explains how the She Entrepreneurs programme helped her reach the impact she wanted and how it made her better able to lead her company. She…

SI alumni stories, SI stories

SAYP was one of the best motivating experiences of my life

George Melashvili talks about his life-changing experience that was the Swedish Institute’s Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) in 2016. The programme allowed him to realise in what direction he wanted…

Leadership programmes, SI stories

“As a gender advocate, I want to empower other women”

Sara El Outa is a feminist activist and human rights defender from Lebanon, working as an advocacy coordinator at the Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering (RDFL). Sara is one of gender…