 WIDER has come a long way over the last decade. WIDER today has a much larger presence in Africa than it did a decade ago. With the internship I did at UNWIDER, I have the tools to be confident and also to be a policy-oriented person. The research that they undertake is cutting edge, but also the opportunities in the platform that they provide, particularly researchers from the Global South, where they provide a platform for us to actually network. It has been, in my opinion, one of the best things that has actually happened to me career-wise. My dream had always been to enroll in a PhD program that is development-related and so enrolling into the UGU and UWIDER program was actually a dream fulfilled. I think UNWIDER continues to serve a strong interest, especially for developing countries. It's providing the atmosphere, the platform and opportunities for networking with people from different varied backgrounds. We get to know so many researchers that are working in a similar area that can help us develop our research collaboration and capacity. If we have good research and good studies, we can help giving good advisors and policy advisors. And capacity building is like what UNWIDER is all about and I'm very very grateful to WIDER for the opportunity to be involved in this PhD studies. I think UNWIDER is a fantastic institution, okay, and particularly being a beneficiary of the PhD program, I appreciate the difference that can make. I have the opportunity to focus on my research, but beyond that they have a way of bridging the academic community with the policy-making community.