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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.

Kassahun Bilcha

Kassahun Bilcha

Health
Ethiopia

Dr. Kassahun Bilcha is an internationally renowed board-certified dermatologist with years of experience in treating skin diseases, teaching, and mentoring. He completed both his internship…

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Mariama Jobarteh

Mariama Jobarteh

Gender, Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Gambia

Mariama Jobarteh is a Gender advocate and consultant specialized in addressing Sexual and Gender-Based violence against women and girls of African Descent. As the founder…

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Ndidi Nwuneli

Ndidi Nwuneli

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Food Security
Nigeria

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is the President/CEO of the ONE Campaign. She has over 25 years of international development experience and has been deeply involved in…

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Usman Ali Lawan

Usman Ali Lawan

Food Security
Nigeria

Usman Ali Lawan is a licensed Business Development Service Provider (BDSP) with over a decade of experience in sustainable agriculture, agribusiness training, and development consulting….

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Nikia Grayson

Nikia Grayson

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
TN, United States

Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C (she/her/hers) is a Reproductive Justice informed public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife who has devoted…

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Sheyda Brown

Sheyda Brown

Governance, Social Justice - Equity
OK, United States

Sheyda Brown is a strategist, facilitator, and political organizer who helps organizations and communities move from vision to impact. With over 12 years of experience…

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Mohamed Bailor Barrie

Mohamed Bailor Barrie

Health
Sierra Leone

Mohamed grew up in rural Sierra Leone and earned money to complete his high school education by selling candy, roast meat and kerosene by the…

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Anjali Sarker

Anjali Sarker

Governance
Bangladesh

Anjali Sarker is the Senior Manager at the Oxford Character Project, where she leads a wide range of leadership and character development programmes for a…

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Ghada Jabbour

Ghada Jabbour

Gender
Lebanon

Ghada founded and currently leads the anti-trafficking division at Kafa, an advocacy group dedicated to combating gender- and sexual-based violence in Lebanon. She works on…

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Kaata Minah

Kaata Minah

Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Sierra Leone

Kaata Minah is an African feminist activist educator and 2024 Impact West Africa Fellow focused on achieving gender equality through transformative feminist education and community-led…

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Egerton Neto

Egerton Neto

Climate
Brazil

Egerton Neto is a policy expert and researcher focused on information integrity, climate communication, and technology governance. He serves as an Advisor at the International…

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Jamila Abass

Jamila Abass

Food Security
Kenya

Jamila Abbas is a Kenyan computer scientist, software engineer, and entrepreneur who co-founded M-Farm Kenya Limited, an online platform that connects small-scale farmers with agro-suppliers,…

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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.