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Misa Mojarrabi
Misa completed a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) at the Queensland University of Technology.
Misa undertook her New Colombo Plan program in Thailand and Japan, participating in internships across a wide variety of sectors including education (primary school setting), mental health (addiction recovery), and health care (traditional medicine). Through her time abroad, Misa had the opportunity to glean insights from both an Eastern and Western perspective across different sectors and learnt what adaptive, creative, and collaborative health care can look like.
Misa is passionate about the instrumental role that a nurturing relationship with food and body can have in cultivating both physical and mental well-being.
Jared Noble
StudentJared is a fourth-year student studying a double degree in Sustainable Business / Public Policy at Griffith University in Nathan.
In 2023 he was awarded the New Colombo Plan fellowship to study municipal solid waste management in Japan.
This opportunity allowed him to re-evaluate how he views waste policy and solutions, with one of his current passions now being Repair Cafes.
Jared hopes to one day work in a policy advisory role surrounding sustainability in cities, hoping to build strong, eco-friendly communities that are resilient to climate change.
Lachlan Power
Graduate Data Scientist at SuncorpLachlan is a Graduate Data Scientist working at Suncorp (Insurance). In his time at university, he studied a Bachelor of Business (Economics) with a Minor in Engineering. These topics captured his interest because, to him, they interpreted how the world worked in both the sense of the people who built it and the materials they used.
The pandemic made Lachlan forget about his hopes to one day study overseas. But, in his final year, a chance encounter and some encouragement from a former tutor inspired Lachlan to reignite this hope. With the help of the NPC mobility grant, he travelled to Mumbai, India with a group of peers to participate in a Development Economics Project that assisted 2 NGOs (Hindusthan Microfinance & The OSCAR Foundation) in their mission to improve the social and economic wellbeing of their communities. This work provided the opportunity for Lachlan and his peers to engage with real families in real communities and to apply what they have learned to quantify the impact that these organisations are having.
Lachlan is loves to understand things and to solve problems, especially when those solutions can have a positive impact on the lives of people. As he moves towards the end of his graduate program, he hopes to find a permanent role where he can dedicate his time to doing just that.
Jemma Trelour
StudentJemma is currently in her final year at Griffith University, studying Bachelor of Government and International Relations (Security, Conflict, and Human Rights), and a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She is concerned with the intersection between conflict and climate change, and has extended her ambition to cross-cultural projects that promote sustainability and intercultural dialogue for marginalised populations at the United Nations, and for non-governmental organisations in the Americas, Europe, and South-East Asia.
Jemma's experience with the New Colombo Plan brought her to Hong Kong, where she studied environmental health and architecture. This thorough context, her program deepened understanding of the region's infrastructural, environmental, and economic concerns, as well as generated an interdisciplinary perspective on the complex socio-political dynamics of cities, and how to enhance urban planning initiatives in Hong Kong.
Jemma is committed to drive sustainability and inclusion across global institutions. She aims to play a crucial role in advocating for progressive transformation, equipped with a wealth of experience and a dedication to enhancing sustainability in vulnerable regions.