In June 2020, Chanthaly was one of 9 Meryl Williams Fellows to be awarded a grant via ACIAR’s Alumni Research Support Facility. Chanthaly’s newly funded research will address the lack of local knowledge and preparedness for health crises that the current COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light.
Read MoreMeryl Williams Fellow Fajrina Nur (Rina) has been awarded a grant by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) to conduct research into vegetable consumption trends in Indonesia during and after the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreInspiring mentor-mentee relationships are fast becoming a hallmark of our Meryl Williams Fellowships. The partnerships are a means of building professional networks and developing technical skills, but also sharing emotional support.
Here, mentor and social scientist Dr. Nozomi Kawarazuka, based in Hanoi, and Meryl Williams Fellow and mentee Pham Thi Hoa, working in rural Vietnam, explain that the benefits flow in both directions.
Read MoreIn February this year, two women were brought together as a part of the Meryl Williams Fellowship mentoring program. Both from Laos and both working in agricultural research at the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) in Laos, the pair share a common desire to use their expertise to improve food security and livelihoods in their region.
Read MoreMeryl Williams Fellow Vouchsim Kong and her mentor Dr Venn Vutey have joined forces to conduct experimental research into African Swine Fever (ASF) Virus in Cambodia. Together they have advanced the detection of AFS Virus and contributed to regional awareness of this significant biosecurity risk.
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Meryl Williams Fellow Dr Daovy Kongmanila is challenging gender stereotypes in villages and boardrooms across Laos.
"There are only a small number of female researchers in agricultural science in Laos and very few females researching goat nutrition and management like me," says Daovy, who is confident that goat production has a vital role to play in the future health and financial prosperity of many smallholder farmers, especially women.
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Passionate Meryl Williams Fellow Dr Melinda Moata is wasting little time applying the valuable leadership lessons she's learning. And she's not the only one to benefit.
Returning to her Indonesian homeland, Melinda was emboldened, and eager to employ her new-found skills to effect positive change. Within weeks, she had been appointed vice-director IV, responsible for promotion, community relations and collaboration, and the outbreak of COVID-19 was soon highlighting her strengths.
Read MoreOur dynamic lead trainers open up about their working relationship and what it takes to deliver capacity building leadership programs.
Read MoreThe Meryl Williams Fellowships honour a leading light in fisheries and aquaculture research, management and outreach, the unassuming and quietly spoken Dr Meryl Williams.
"At the very start, I was usually the only female scientist in the room," Meryl says. "There were still 'girly' calendars in the lab and tearoom, and I remember male scientists protesting to the union when our only female technician was assigned to join a week-long field trip.
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