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…
Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga
Social Justice - Equity Bolivia
Gracia has always been interested in working with vulnerable populations, but it wasn’t until she contracted HIV during her anthropology studies that HIV/AIDS advocacy became…
Rasha Jarhum
Governance Yemen
Rasha Jarhum is a South Yemeni. Jarhum is Founder and Director of the Peace Track Initiative. She is a Gender, Peace, and Security Expert. She…
Metsehate Ayenekulu
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Ethiopia
Metsehate is a public health and gender expert who leads a program that teaches teenage brides about family planning. Her interest is in adolescent and…
Samuel “SAS” Kargbo
Health Sierra Leone
Dr. Samuel Kargbo is a seasoned medical doctor and senior public health specialist with over 25 years of progressive experience in health policy development, public…
Fatou Ndow
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Health Gambia
Fatou Ndow is an experienced public health program leader specialising in HIV, sexual & reproductive health and nutrition. She uses research; to design, implement and…
Jane Otai
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Jane Otai is a senior program advisor for Jhpiego – an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University – in Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Otai has vast…
Meki Shewangizaw
Health NC, United States
Meki Shewangizaw serves as the Community Engagement Project Manager for Partners In Health-United States, where she is committed to supporting local organizations in their efforts…
Dixon Chibanda
Health Zimbabwe
Dixon Chibanda has been featured on the Financial Times, PBS NewsHour Brief But Spectacular episode, Positive News, and has written about his work for The…
Mirtha Santana
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship NY, United States
Mirtha Santana is a long-time resident of the low-income community of Bushwick Brooklyn, Mirtha knows from personal experience the impact of affordable housing. Her commitment…
Jacqueline Blocker
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights OK, United States
Jacqueline Blocker is a mother and lawyer with a decade of experience in legislative policy related to reproductive justice. As an Indigenous woman and descendant…
Ify Aniebo
Health Nigeria
Growing up in Nigeria, Ify Aniebo and her childhood best friend both loved comic books. When they were 7 years old, both girls got sick…
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