Aishath Thashkeel

Policy

Higher education in Maldives – a concern for quality

5 min read

The Maldives, in just a little over the past decade, has had a boom in the education sector, with an exponential growth in students and institutions offering higher education. This...

Governance

The need for qualified and educated politicians

2 min read

Education is the cornerstone of a civilised society. It is education that 'builds up' the knowledge and intellect of a person, thus making them an important resource for the development...

Opinion

A case for affirmative action in politics

5 min read

The Global Gender Gap Report 2020 by the World Economic Forum has a clear and loud message; none of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, and nor likely...

Industry

Capacity building — more than just training

5 min read

People are the backbone of any organisation, and for many countries like the Maldives, when the single largest employer is the State, public sector employees are significant. Afterall, the public...

COVID-19

Get vaccinated

5 min read

There is broad agreement within the global scientific community that the most effective way to defeat the COVID‑19 pandemic is through the mass vaccination of populations around the world. While...

Policy

The viability of Indigenisation

2 min read

According to the article ‘the Expatriate Workforce: Boon or Bane?’ published on the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) website, the number of expatriate workers in the Maldives had a huge boom...

Travel & Tourism

Resort employees and mental wellbeing — Lessons from the Maldives

6 min read

On 27 July 2021, the breaking news coming from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was ground breaking – the most celebrated, and widely recognised as the G.O.A.T in gymnastics, 24-year-old Simone...

COVID-19

Lessons for recovery from COVID-19

5 min read

While some nations are still grappling with surges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, other nations are on the cusp of early recovery placing a momentous significance on the need for...

SMEs

Assisting MSMEs — lessons from recent approaches

5 min read

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are critical to promoting inclusive economic development and poverty alleviation. They constitute a vast number of businesses and employ a large number of people...

Policy

Focus on career guidance

6 min read

Career guidance is a comprehensive, developmental program designed to assist individuals in making and implementing informed educational and occupational decisions. For success, this must be an ongoing process, built upon...

Policy

Tourism needs more women

5 min read

With the establishment of Kurumba Village, the year 1972 marked the phenomenal birth of the Maldives' tourism industry. In 2022, the Maldives will celebrate the golden jubilee of the industry....

Governance

Digitalising the public sector

6 min read

The public sector is a significant part of any economy. Consequently, it is not surprising that the government is the biggest service provider in most countries, with clients and transactions...