Community

We support locally-rooted, globally networked innovative leaders around the globe through our Fellowship programs and government partnerships. Explore our community database below to learn more.

Anick Dupuy

Anick Dupuy

Health
Haiti

Dupuy grew up in Haiti as daughter of a sociologist who often told his children “The life that we have is not the life of…

Koketso Moeti

Koketso Moeti

Governance
South Africa

Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…

Evans Wadongo

Evans Wadongo

Environment
Kenya

Wadongo, who grew up in rural Kenya, made his mark early by designing a solar lamp made from mostly recycled materials that could be easily…

Agnes Igoye

Agnes Igoye

Gender
Uganda

Displaced at 14, Agnes flee the Lord’s Resistance Army when they raided her village in search of virgins. Today she is the Regional Migration Expert…

Muhammad Sabir

Muhammad Sabir

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Pakistan

Muhammad was born in the slums of Lahore and expected never to go to school or make a meaningful life for himself, but collecting trash…

Kevin Lunzalu

Kevin Lunzalu

Environment
Kenya

Growing up, Kevin loved visiting the Nairobi National Park. He was fascinated with the work of the rangers and how they closely interacted with the…

Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum

Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum

Education
Ghana

Deborah Ahenkorah is passionate about reading, and about bringing African children compelling stories that will encourage a life-long engagement with books and literacy. “Imagine that…

Yetnayet Asfaw Demessie

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. …

Minda Dentler

Minda Dentler

Health
India

Minda was born in India and contracted polio as an infant, leaving her legs paralyzed. When she was three, Minda was adopted by an American…

Huguette Diakabana

Health
Congo, Republic of

Huguette Diakabana is a global health practitioner focused on connecting people to life-saving technologies. She has deployed technology-based solutions in over 20 countries throughout Africa….

Clare Byarugaba

Clare Byarugaba

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Uganda

Clare is one of the only five LGBTI rights advocates in Uganda. Under her portfolio as the Equality and Non-Discrimination program at Chapter Four Uganda,…

Edward Mabaya

Edward Mabaya

Food Security
Zimbabwe

Dr. Edward Mabaya is the sixth of 10 children born to a Zimbabwean smallholder family who scraped by growing maize, cabbages, potatoes and yams mainly…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports two flagship fellowship programs. These fellowships enable leaders to amplify their voices, visibility and impact. Leaders bring expertise from all sectors and include entrepreneurs, community organizers and local experts who are both proximate to the greatest health and development challenges of our time and also bring lived and learned experience to their solutions.