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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.

Jerry Blassigname

Jerry Blassigname

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
SC, United States

Jerry Blassingame is the Executive Director of Soteria Community Development Corporation and Senior Pastor of Soteria Christian Fellowship. He endeavors to empower individuals and the…

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Mohamed Aburawi

Mohamed Aburawi

Health
Libya

Dr. Mohamed Aburawi, a Libya-born surgeon and tech entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of Atarona Ventures, where he leads the creation and scaling of…

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Roseline Orwa

Roseline Orwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Kenya

Roseline Orwa is a Kenyan social entrepreneur focused on gender equality, and rural development. She is founder of the Rona Foundation, which supports rural widows and champions…

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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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Omare Jimmerson

Omare Jimmerson

Health
OK, United States

Omare Jimmerson, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative  is the daughter of a Nigerian immigrant and also a mother of two, working to save…

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Dapo Oyewole

Dapo Oyewole

Governance
Nigeria

’Dapo Oyewole is Special Adviser on Development Planning & International Affairs to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Government of the Federal Republic of…

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Kapil Mohabir

Kapil Mohabir

Food Security
Guyana

Kapil has wanted to help smallholder farmers since he was a small boy. When his family was forced to abandon their first home along the…

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Etta Madete

Etta Madete

Environment
Kenya

Etta Madete is a BORAQS registered Sustainable Design Architect, EDGE Expert, Aspen Senior Fellow passionate about affordable sustainable housing. She is the co-founder and director…

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Dorothy Tuma

Dorothy Tuma

Governance
Uganda

Dorothy M. Tuma has over 20 years of experience as a brand manager in the United States and as a lead consultant and trainer in…

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Elmer Aluge

Elmer Aluge

Health
Nigeria

Elmer is the President of the Sickle Cell Aid Foundation in Nigeria, the country with the highest-burden of sickle cell disease in the world. Experiencing…

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Phiwe Dauwa

Phiwe Dauwa

Health
South Africa

Phiwe is licensed registered nurse and midwife who worked in the Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing obtained…

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Jenniffer Kerubo Maroa

Jenniffer Kerubo Maroa

Health
Kenya

Jenn leads the Genetics and clinical trials work at The African Academy of Sciences. She is responsible for the development and management of the (Human…

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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.