Maiya School Director Philippa Nilsson was interviewed by Humanitarian Affairs Asia associate, Sara Rondon, about her experience participating in the 2019 University Scholars Leadership Symposium, and how being connected with inspiring young people around the world gave her the courage to co-found Maiya School alongside friend Dayna Santana. 

“With Maiya School, we want to give as many adolescent girls living in the Rohingya refugee camp a quality education… Ultimately, my goal is to “work myself out of a job.” I want to do such a good job at capacity building and empowering the community that they become able to run their own school and conduct their own research… This is important to ensure that our humanitarian work is sustainable. My hope is that, in 10 years’ time, they won’t need us anymore and they can educate the next generation of girls.”
31 October, 2022