“It has really given me a way to think,” says one student of his Model United Nations experience at Aga Khan Academy Mombasa. Students at the Academies in both Mombasa and Hyderabad are passionately involved with Model United Nations. In the process, they are learning valuable leadership lessons: honing their knowledge about the world, practicing public speaking, debating world issues and collaborating on solutions to real-world problems.

“Beyond all the research, beyond all the information that you gather, the whole idea of a Model UN is to test how well you can think on your feet, how well you can think on the spot,” says Alisha Sonawalla, AKA, Hyderabad graduate.