An Okanagan College student’s academic excellence and passion for international development has earned her one of the most esteemed fellowships in the country.
Karen Vandergaag, a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Honours student at the Kelowna campus, is one of only 12 young adults across Canada to be awarded an International Youth Fellowship by the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC).
“My goal has always been to utilize my business degree to find work in international development,” said Vandergaag. “To know that I have launched a future in this field before I’ve even graduated feels incredible.”
While her fellow students are walking across the stage at convocation ceremonies next month, Vandergaag will be in Ottawa for a management seminar with other fellowship recipients departing for international projects.
Vandergaag will be headed to Tanzania in August, where she will spend eight months working with CARE, an international NGO dedicated to disaster relief and fighting global poverty. Her work will revolve around research and project coordination with the organization’s Microfinance and Microenterprise arms.
Source: Kelowna Capital News
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Congratulations Karen, continue your studies to the highest level, with very best wishes for all your future
endevours.
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