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Guidance That Moves With You
RAFIQ is a companion programme that walks alongside young people across academic, professional, personal and community pathways, powered by the knowledge, skills and lived experience of the global Chevening community.
RAFIQ is an Arabic word meaning ‘Companion’ — someone who walks alongside you on your journey.
RAFIQ is Chevening Youth Hub's youth guidance and support programme. Rooted first in the knowledge, skills and lived experience of the global Chevening family, and strengthened by trusted expertise beyond it, RAFIQ helps young people move forward with greater clarity, confidence and direction across academic, professional, personal and community pathways.
Support that responds to real academic, professional and life decisions.
Knowledge shaped by lived experience, not theory alone.
Connections to people, opportunities and communities that help young people move forward.
Young people often face important decisions without access to the right guidance at the right time. RAFIQ turns lived experience, professional knowledge and trusted networks into practical support that helps young people make informed decisions and move forward with confidence.
Scholarship discovery, applications, essays, interviews and decision-making.
Get Scholarship SupportStudy choices, specialisations, universities, postgraduate pathways and academic planning.
Get Academic SupportCareer direction, employability, applications, interviews and professional development.
Get Career SupportPractical wellbeing guidance, trusted information and signposting to appropriate support where needed.
Explore Wellbeing SupportLeadership, volunteering, initiatives, community engagement and turning ideas into impact.
Get Leadership SupportYoung people register and tell us where they are in their journey.
They select the area where guidance or support is needed.
RAFIQ connects them with suitable knowledge, guidance, resources or people.
Young people receive practical support and take their next step with greater clarity and confidence.
RAFIQ begins with the collective knowledge, skills and lived experience of Chevening scholars and alumni across the global Chevening family. Their academic journeys, professional expertise and practical experience become a source of guidance for the next generation.
Where additional expertise is needed, RAFIQ also draws on trusted professionals, specialists and partners beyond the Chevening community.
RAFIQ is being developed as a growing support ecosystem for young people, connecting them with experience, knowledge and guidance when they need it most.