Meet Dilshodbegim, 22-year-old Community Emergency Response Team leader in Tajikistan named Youth Goodwill Ambassador.  She tells us about her hopes for the Pamir region.

More girls and women today are pursuing science degrees and careers but how many of them are leaders in their fields setting benchmarks?  Meet Dr Asel Murzakulova, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Central Asia, whose work is a source of satisfaction, happiness and strength, and a way to care for the environment and benefit society.