I am examining the potential opportunities and challenges for Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to invest in sport in collaboration with the UNESCO chair [ Focused on the potential of sport to achieve sustainable development] at the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Ireland. I have previously worked on youth development at the Asian Development Bank and through this experience I have been able to appreciate the power of sport to be an agent of change. I spearheaded a project on the potential to leverage sport as tool for socio-economic development in Afghanistan and will delve deeper into the outcomes of this project through my research. I have completed a Masters in International Management from the University of Bath, United Kingdom and have grassroots experience in the education sector. I also have taught English in Turkey and the Himalayan Mountain Range in India. I love table tennis, tennis and am a triathlete.
