Habtamu Yesigat
Food Security Ethiopia
Habtamu Yesigat is an agricultural development economist with extensive research experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Habtamu is currently serving as Ethiopia director of programs for Precision…
Nikia Grayson
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights TN, United States
Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C (she/her/hers) is a Reproductive Justice informed public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife who has devoted…
Yetnayet Asfaw Demessie
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Ethiopia
A physician by training, Asfaw has dedicated her professional and personal life to advancing the cause of girls and women for the past 18 years. …
Folake Kio-Olayinka
Health Nigeria
Folake Olayinka is a physician and global health leader with extensive experience in immunization, maternal and child health, malaria, HIV, and health systems strengthening. Since…
Damaris Matoke-Muhia
Health Kenya
Damaris is a molecular biology scientist working on the control of vector borne diseases. She holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine and a Masters in…
Quinny Sanchez Lopez
Education, Social Justice - Equity NC, United States
Quinny Sanchez Lopez (she/they) is an engagement specialist and advocate focused on cultivating networks of care and resilience among people of Latin American descent. Drawing…
Joi-Michelle Rhodes
Health OK, United States
Joi-Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, is a Black community-based therapist, advocating for transformational change in mental health treatment and suicide prevention. As a suicide attempt survivor and…
Nelson Olanipekun
Governance Nigeria
Nelson Olanipekun is founder and executive director of Citizens Gavel, a Nigerian NGO aimed at improving the access to justice and citizen engagement through the…
Mohamed Ali Diini
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education Kenya
There is an invisible, 3.5 trillion dollar tax silently eroding performance in our workplaces, schools, and entire economies. It drives absenteeism, stifles innovation, and causes…
Ghada Jabbour
Gender Lebanon
Ghada founded and currently leads the anti-trafficking division at Kafa, an advocacy group dedicated to combating gender- and sexual-based violence in Lebanon. She works on…
Bowel Diop
Gender, Health Senegal
Bowel Diop is a Senegalese specialist in social economy, with deep expertise in project financing and fundraising. Passionately committed to advancing the rights of girls…
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