
position: Program Associate
Zeleka Knowles is a Program Associate with Templeton World Charity Foundation, where she supports the Global Innovations for Character Development and Big Questions in Classrooms initiatives. Additionally, she contributes to the Foundation’s communications and storytelling, particularly through social media. Prior to joining the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Zeleka served as the Executive Director of Hands For Hunger, an organization dedicated to the elimination of unnecessary hunger and food waste in The Bahamas. She has also worked with The Bahamas Ministry of Health and The United Nations - World Health Organization. Zeleka has a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Tufts University.
Original Research 10 November 2021
				Clinical courage in rural Asia: a Philippine perspective					
					
						
					
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				Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		
					
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				OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		
					
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				SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia		
					
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				Preventive Mental Health Conference 2026, Parramatta, Dharug Country, Australia, 24 & 25 March 2026		
					
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				21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand		
					
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				33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada		
					
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				4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania		
					
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				11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway		
					
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				9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana		
					
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
				World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand		
					
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				5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Darwin, NT, Australia 		
					
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