Ms. Nadiia Iusupova works at the Office of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. She works in various areas and on various issues, including multilateral cooperation, peacebuilding, international relations, and human rights. Ms. Iusupova’s goal is to incorporate a human rights approach to policy making in Kyrgyzstan. Specifically, she wants to promote minority rights, ensure religious tolerance, interfaith dialogue, multicultural education, gender issues, and build principles of a common civil identity in Kyrgyzstan. During her Fellowship, Ms. Iusupova plans to learn more about policy analysis, human rights, and best practices for building civic engagement and national unity. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Management from Higher College, and Economy and Agrarian Production Management from Kyrgyz Agrarian Academy. Ms. Iusupova also holds a master’s degree in Political Science from Kobe University in Japan.