Faculty: Arts
Program: Political Science
Year: 2017
Country: Mozambique
Coming from a financially difficult background, Enia is a strongminded young woman, determined to overcome poverty and her conditions. She was the top student in her Primary School for 5 consecutive years, until she was awarded a scholarship to attend Secondary School at Willow International School. She continued to succeed in her academics, graduating in the top three students amongst the whole school and ranked as the top student in Social Sciences. She is also an entrepreneur and leader in her community, where she has initiated several projects on her own. This includes the Common Literacy Project where she teaches students in her community from grades 1 to 5 to read and write outside of school hours. During her gap year she started an English Club for Girls, to empower young women to voice their opinion and realize their talents at the American Cultural Centre. Apart from her community contributions, Enia is also an artist, designing clothes and drawing people, or writing songs.
For her future, Enia aspires to become a social entrepreneur, establishing businesses in sectors ranging from fashion, music and performing arts to agriculture and food production. She hopes to achieve this goal through her studies in International Relations at UBC, where she can combine her areas of interest through interdisciplinary studies.