Andrew Mude
Governance Kenya
Andrew Mude is the Division Manager – Agricultural Research, Production and Sustainability at African Development Bank. He has close to 15 years of progressive experience…
Rene Sparks
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights South Africa
Rene Sparks is a public health practitioner with a foundation in nursing and Senior Atlantic Fellow at Tekano – Health Equity South Africa. She has…
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…
Lolo Ihesie
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Nigeria
Lolo started her own social enterprise, LoloTalks, to increase comprehensive sexuality education across Nigeria, with a special focus on people in underserved communities such as…
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…
Leah Upton
Health OK, United States
Dr. Leah Upton is a physician leader in a community clinic who builds structures for whole-person, whole-family care that encourages physical, mental, and social health….
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…
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…
Jamar Hill
Health AR, United States
Jamar Hill, Founder of Gamers Baseball Alaska/RBI Alaska, is a former professional baseball player and current youth coach whose lived experiences empowers him to provide access…
Adekemi Adeniyan
Health Nigeria
Adekemi Adeniyan is the founder and executive director of Dentalcare Foundation. She is a fellow of the Young African Leaders Initiative RLC, West Africa; an…
Nour Sharara
Health Senegal
Nour is a third-generation Lebanese Senegalese whose interest in public health was spurred by observing customers at her mother’s pharmacy. She eventually went on to…
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