Environmental, social and governance concerns from stakeholders continue to pose risks to development projects such as lose of social licence to operate, reputational risks and loss of investors consequently leading to project delays and loss of jobs. ESG and sustainability are at the core of IDS which has equipped me with requisite skills and knowledge on holistically assessing infrastructure projects across Africa from an environmental, social and economic point of view and coming up with safeguard policies and strategies on how to manage the risks.

At IDS they make you earn your degree, there are no shortcuts, and I am all the better for it!  I benefited a great deal from IDS' seminar-style mode of teaching and the close mentorship and friendship of my research supervisors. I acquired key learning, literacy and life skills from my time at IDS that I apply every day in both professional and non-professional contexts. Having an IDS degree has opened doors for me and allowed me to advance in my career.