For Sally, the transition from her school in Cameroon to the world renowned African Leadership Academy (ALA) in South Africa was a monumental leap in her academic journey. The combination of Sally’s strong sense of social awareness and natural talent for studying the sciences has shaped her into a uniquely insightful student – something that is greatly exemplified by her leadership at Agrinovation, a social enterprise aimed at providing healthy and organically grown produce to the community. Outside the classroom, Sally was a star middle blocker on her competitive volleyball team at the ALA. Sally has set tremendous goals for her country and for herself. She plans on combining her passion for change with the technical training she will receive at UBC to combat hunger, disease and improve life expectancy in her community. Her mission is to eventually build at least fifty five well-equipped research laboratories in Africa to conduct research on agriculture and pandemic research. Currently enrolled into UBC’s prestigious Faculty of Forestry, she hopes to gain technical skills that will enable her better manage forest resources back in her home country and across the world. She is also keen on the issue of sustainability and how managing resources effectively could have a tremendous impact on climate change. Her mission is to eventually set-up well-equipped labs in forest rich areas around Africa where good forest practices can be prototyped and then adapted widely.