 My name is Rajendra Maiwase, I'm 26 years old and I'm currently doing my Master's at the University of the Witwachter's Rite in Economics. What I'm hoping to gain from the SA type program is exposure. I'm hoping to be able to network, to meet fellow researchers and meet other students who are looking forward to making an impact and finding solutions to some of the challenges that Africa is facing right now. Programs like the SA type programs are very important because they focus on maturing young talent and mentoring and developing us. And I think it's a great opportunity that SA type is giving to students so that we are able to learn how to become better and to be able to eventually produce work that will influence policy learning. My current research is on health poverty trends in South Africa. I think what inspired it is that I think we all know that the poor people in South Africa are quite invincible. And there aren't a lot of people who are writing about how to change their lives and how to impact their lives. So I'm looking at poverty with the aspect of health to see how to deprive our South Africans when we look at their health outcomes basically. I'd like to see more work that's coming out that's actually being used to inform policy in terms of the governance space. At this time hopefully I'll be finishing up my PhD and I'll be a seasoned researcher.