{"id":689,"date":"2025-04-28T10:49:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2025-04-28T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:12:47","slug":"cpf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/partners\/cpf\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Professional Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2015 ARIP partnership members have been fortunate to benefit from the Commonwealth Professional Fellowship programme, a scheme that aims to empower mid-career professionals from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries by providing them with opportunities for professional development in the UK. Through  a series of 6-week placements at Lancaster University the fellows have had opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills within their respective sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme is designed to have a catalytic effect, enabling fellows to apply their acquired expertise to drive positive change and development upon returning to their home countries. In Lancaster sessions, are provided across a range of knowledge exchange, partnership building, entrepreneurship and innovation topics alongside excursions to relevant organisations and events across North-west England and elsewhere in the UK. Each fellow is required to develop their own bespoke action plan to enable transformational change upon their return and is provided with support and guidance to complete their plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3334282203aecbd0cb3cf87a60867d15\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bd92c7d4a64ea80503d54138da17c7ba wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Christopher Emokaro<\/strong> from University of Benin, Nigeria<br><strong>Dr Maximus Ugwuoke<\/strong> from Lagos State Government, Nigeria<br><strong>Mr Stanislaus Deh<\/strong> from Stanbic Bank, Ghana<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPG2015-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPG2015-1.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPG2015-1-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5608a0e56f54a24499e65c4a3134a85a\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPF2017.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-698 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPF2017.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPF2017-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a2b52794b67d1cad9afb044d4e94f2aa wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Kwadwo Ansong Asante<\/strong>, Water Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana<br><strong>Dr Edu Inam<\/strong> from University of Uyo, Nigeria<br><strong>Mr Efosa Osamudiamen<\/strong> \u2013 University of Benin, Nigeria<br><strong>Mr Hilary Ragen<\/strong> \u2013 African Technology Policy Studies Network, Kenya<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9926a5db8cce0429eafe8371a50f53d0\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb7ac3f06a45f913e46f0a3c23f2bbec wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Spencer Nwangwu<\/strong>, Igbinedion University Okada, Nigeria<br><strong>Nkechi Anasoh<\/strong> from Oando Energy Resources, Nigeria<br><strong>Dr Salome Muriuki Wamuyu<\/strong> from Kenyatta University, Kenya<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPG2019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-699 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPG2019.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPG2019-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fd8502892fd4e6426fa9b0bc3af3eec4\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPF2024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-700 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPF2024.png 600w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/files\/2025\/04\/CPF2024-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23506bec9e54382c5b1e7f435046eac3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Felly Tusiime<\/strong>, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda<br><strong>Dr Mary Sibande<\/strong> from the University of Livingstonia, Malawi<br><strong>Dr Georgina Erifeta<\/strong> from the University of Igbenidion, Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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Through a series of 6-week placements at Lancaster University the fellows have had opportunities&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/partners\/cpf\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Commonwealth Professional Fellows<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":910,"featured_media":690,"parent":129,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-689","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689\/revisions\/705"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/arip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}