Genoveva Islas
Health CA, United States
Genoveva works as the founder and director of the non-profit Cultiva la Salud, which works to promote health equity in the San Joaquin Valley of…
Mavis Owureku – Asare
Food Security Ghana
Mavis is a food scientist and senior researcher at the Radiation Technology Centre of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission which houses the Gamma Irradiation Facility, 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…
Mojisola Karigidi
Food Security Nigeria
Mojisola Karigidi is an early-career scientist and lecturer in the field of biochemistry with special interest in functional foods, medicinal plants and their role in…
Dr. Jean Baptiste Musafiri
Health Rwanda
Dr Jean Baptiste Musafiri is a medical doctor and clinical psychologist with an extensive 23-year background in public health. His experience spans both national and…
Sathya Ragu
Food Security India
As the co-founder of Soul Forest, Kheyti (an Earthshot Prize winner), and CosmosGreen, Sathya Raghu V Mokkapati’s work is dedicated to advancing nature-based solutions at…
Bernard Olayo
Health Kenya
Dr. Bernard Olayo is a member of the GDI Africa board and a Kenyan physician and public health specialist with more than 14 years’ experience…
Jacques Sebisaho
Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Jacques Sebisaho is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Amani Global Works. Jacques holds a Medical Degree from the National University of Rwanda, an Executive Degree…
Meti Bekele Nega
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education Ethiopia
Meti works at the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences where she leads initiatives that strengthen evidence base to promote data –informed policy engagement on timely development…
Kapil Mohabir
Food Security Guyana
Kapil has wanted to help smallholder farmers since he was a small boy. When his family was forced to abandon their first home along the…
Roseline Orwa
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Roseline Orwa is a Kenyan social entrepreneur focused on gender equality, and rural development. She is founder of the Rona Foundation, which supports rural widows and champions…
Assia Sidibe
Food Security Mali
Assia heads the Francophone section of the African Risk Capacity, a ground-breaking extreme weather insurance scheme designed to help African Union members cope with the…
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