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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.

Jorge Rodriguez

Jorge Rodriguez

Education, Health
TX, United States

Jorge Rodriguez is a family advocate and social worker dedicated to supporting colonias—rural communities along the U.S.-Mexico border—by mobilizing resources to help families thrive. Jorge’s…

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Edinah Masiyiwa

Edinah Masiyiwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Zimbabwe

Edinah directs an NGO that promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zimbabwe. “My passion for women’s rights and gender equality is derived from…

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Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs

Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs

Gender, Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Liberia

Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs is a social entrepreneur and reproductive health specialist specializing in menstrual health and gender equity. As the founder of a Urmonae Health…

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Rodrigo Bazua Lobato

Rodrigo Bazua Lobato

Health
Mexico

Rodrigo is a Mexican physician committed to social justice and service to marginalized populations, and he is currently working on managing Community Health Workers in…

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Mpopo Tsoele

Mpopo Tsoele

Governance, Health
Lesotho

Mpopo Tsoele is a practitioner of Community Driven Development who specialises in decentralisation and decentralised services, including health services decentralisation. Tsoele works for Pitsong Institute…

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Aly Faye

Aly Faye

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Senegal

Aly Faye est un professionnel de la communication, avec une dizaine d’années d’expérience, qui aide les organisations et autres acteurs de développement à améliorer leur…

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Rejoice Misozi Kankhande

Rejoice Misozi Kankhande

Health
Malawi

Rejoice Misozi Kankhande is a registered Public Health Practitioner by the Medical Council of Malawi, with over 10 years’ experience in health program management, monitoring,…

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Damōn Chaplin

Damōn Chaplin

Governance
MN, United States

Damōn Chaplin currently serves as the Commissioner of the Minneapolis Health Department. Commissioner Chaplin manages a multi-discipline staff, operating multiple public health division’s responsible for…

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Donald SINGUE

Donald SINGUE

Environment
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)

Donald SINGUE is a development economist and finance expert who guides African Governments on strengthening their financial resilience against climate change and being better prepared…

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Timothy Egwelu

Timothy Egwelu

Health
Uganda

Timothy is the first (and apparently still the only) deaf lawyer in Uganda. He works on social inclusion as well as equitable court access for…

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Jenniffer Kerubo Maroa

Jenniffer Kerubo Maroa

Health
Kenya

Jenniffer spent 16 years as a HIV-1 basic science researcher. Her research broadly focused on understanding host innate and immune factors that modulate HIV-1 transmission…

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Jamila Headley

Jamila Headley

Social Justice - Equity
Barbados

Jamila is the managing director of the Health Global Access Project (or Health GAP)–an advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines…

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