The Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship (SAJP) is aimed at mid-career journalists from South Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. The fellowship is hosted by the University of Westminster, London. During my time in this fellowship I wrote an essay on how social media platforms might be negatively impacting online journalism in South Asia.
The Hurford Youth Fellowship Program seeks to build the leadership skills and harness the potential of young democracy activists from around the world. Through the Program, young activists spend three months at the World Movement’s Secretariat, during which they expand their global connections, share experiences with other activists from democracy movements. During my fellowship, I examined global media trends that promote populist and nationalistic narratives that discredit democracy and developed short digital stories to counter the misconceptions associated with democracy.
In 2014, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) established the Asia Young Leaders for Democracy program (AYLD), aimed at strengthening democracy in Asia through young people's collaborations. Each year, young practitioners advocating for democracy or human rights across Asia are selected to participate in the AYLD, empowering them through lectures, discussions, and site visits. More importantly, the AYLD builds up a network of young people in Asia to encourage cooperation around consolidating democracy and human rights.
The Professional Fellows for Governance and Society, South and Central Asia program brought young professionals from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to the U.S. to exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices in legislative process and policy making.The Professional Fellows for Governance and Society program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by World Learning.