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

Chrystelle Wedi

Chrystelle Wedi

Health
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)

Dr. Wedi was born in the DRC and moved to South Africa when she was 7 years old. She is a medical doctor and Rhodes…

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Masego Madzwamuse

Masego Madzwamuse

Environment, Governance
Botswana

Over the course of Masego’s career, she has worked on the rights of communities in conservation and has supported social movements advocating for social and…

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Victoria Mabel Sackey

Victoria Mabel Sackey

Health
Ghana

Victoria is a social entrepreneur working to improving healthcare access in Ghana and across Africa. As Co-founder and COO of MedTrack, she leads innovative digital…

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Marion Subah

Marion Subah

Health
Liberia

Marion Subah, a Health System Strengthening public health professional is a registered Nurse Midwife with great passion for quality Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health…

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Christian MAMPUYA

Christian MAMPUYA

Health
Burkina Faso

Christian MAMPUYA est un ingénieur spécialiste WASH et un jeune leader passionné par le Développement Durable et le partage d’expériences. Depuis près de huit (08)…

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Alice Ruhweza

Alice Ruhweza

Environment
Uganda

Alice joined WWF as Regional Director for Africa in July 2019. Her role is to develop and lead WWF in Africa so that it is…

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Ola Orekunrin Brown

Ola Orekunrin Brown

Health
Nigeria

Dr Ola Brown is the founding partner of Healthcap; a pan-Africa investment company focused investments that create a healthier world. There are two arms to…

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Brenda Moore

Brenda Moore

Education
Liberia

Brenda’s road to activism began with a simple realization: there are no public libraries in Liberia. During the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Brenda began teaching her…

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Etienne Bilgo

Etienne Bilgo

Health
Burkina Faso

Etienne Bilgo est un scientifique africain renommé et conférencier établi à l’Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé au Burkina Faso. Cet institut est…

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Maji Hailemariam

Maji Hailemariam

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Ethiopia

Maji Hailemariam Debena is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology in the College of Human Medicine. Her research interests…

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Desmond Jumbam

Desmond Jumbam

Health
Cameroon

Desmond is a Ghana-based health policy consultant whose pointed critique of neocolonialist thinking in global development – “How (Not) To Write About Global Health”, published…

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Monique Castro

Monique Castro

Health
CA, United States

Monique Castro is a citizen of the Diné (Navajo) Nation and Xicana. She was born and raised on the ancestral homelands of the Tongva People…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports 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.