Case Studies

Emmanuel Salia Gaima

"Minister Syed Saddiq's video interview gave me my AHA moment on this programme. He introduced the phrase 'youthfulness is not a weakness'. This phrase has changed how I view my youthfulness."

Name: Emmanuel Salia Gaima


Position: Student


Company: Fourah Bay College,University of Sierra Leone


Industry: Higher Education


Programme and year attended: Commonwealth100, 2019


Hometown (City, Country): Freetown,Sierra Leone


  1. What/Who inspires you?
    Minister Syed Saddiq.

  2. What was your biggest learning from the programme?
    Youthfulness is not a weakness. 

  3. Why did you choose to attend a Common Purpose programme?
    The programme offers a hands-on platform for the development of minds for not only today's century, but also tomorrow's! Thus,I chose to be part of a sub-programme under it – Commonwealth100, in 2019.