Nasiba graduated from AUCA with honors in 2015. In recognition of her academic excellence and commitment to the development of Central Asia, she received the Steven F. Shea Senior Award and was selected to take part in the U.S. Capstone Internship Program in the fall of 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Nasiba was engaged in USAID’s Business Growth Initiative (BGI) as a project assistant and later as a tourism sector development specialist. She also organized a volunteer community development project for which her team provided translation services to museums in Kyrgyzstan, which she hopes will increase the number of tourists visiting her native country. In fall 2018, Nasiba enrolled in the Master of Development Practice Program (MDP) at the University of Minnesota, USA. She received an H. Humphrey Fellowship and became the only finalist from Kyrgyzstan. This summer, Nasiba implemented a community development project in South Africa as part of her master’s program. In addition, Nasiba has been serving as a development mentor for MCW Global Young Leaders Access Program since 2017.