The District 7040 Global Grant Scholar for 2024-25 is Aidan Gurung, endorsed by the Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston.Aidan will be studying at the University of Cambridge in the UK (M.Phil in Education - Education, Globalization and International Development)). She will be studying under the "Basic Education and Literacy" Area of Focus.
Aidan has completed a Bachelor of Arts (Global Development and English) and a Bachelor of Education - her field of study is high school English and Geography with a specialization in Education Technology. Her goal is to explore the use of EdTech tools in improving basic education in Nepal. Aidan has extensive volunteer experience; she has worked for EdTech start-ups in Canada and in Korea and she is the co-founder and leader of several start-ups. She has received several scholarships and prizes as well as extensive recognition for her volunteer and entrepreneurial efforts. Her spare time is taken up with reading - with a goal of a book per week - dance, and writing. She admits that sports do not come easy to her but has challenged herself with the goal of running a marathon!
She is bright, she is talented, she is adventuresome, she is curious, she is proof that the world is in good hands !