Thilmeeza Hussain
Environment, Governance Maldives
Thilmeeza Hussain is a Maldivian civil servant and diplomat, former Permanent Representative to the UN and High Commissioner to Canada. Daughter of Sheikh Hussain Yoosuf,…
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…
Anatole Manzi
Health Rwanda
Anatole grew up in the hills of rural Rwanda, ensuring the family livestock stayed out of trouble. “My sense of responsibility comes from being a…
Esther Ngumbi
Food Security Kenya
Dr. Esther Ndumi Ngumbi is a Kenyan entomologist and academic who serves as Assistant Professor of Entomology and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois…
Marlene Cerritos-Rivas
Health MA, United States
Marlene Cerritos-Rivas (she/ella) is a health equity advocate and a community organizer at heart. Her passion for ensuring every person has access to quality health…
William Jackson
Education NC, United States
Dr. William Jackson is a community-driven strategist investigating practices that position Black Genius to harness imagination in pursuit of liberation for all. As the Founder…
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…
Shadia Elshiwy
Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Egypt
Shadia is a physician and public health expert focusing on sexual and reproductive health and preventing gender-based violence in the Middle East and North Africa….
Neo Tapela
Health Botswana
Neo is a doctor with experience in health systems strengthening and effective service delivery for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease,…
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