Maria Valenzuela
Health AZ, United States
Maria Valenzuela is Domestic Program Director of Esperanca, a community advocacy program working for the Hispanic Latino community, to provide access to quality health care and…
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…
Camryn Smith
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education, Governance, Social Justice - Equity NC, United States
Camryn Smith is a social justice accountability expert focusing on economic and social liberation for black and brown communities and people. Her work is informed…
Taha Sabri
Health Pakistan
Taha Sabri is a doctor who works in public health in Pakistan. He completed his medical studies from Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi and…
Bakary Sidibe
Health Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Bakary is Liberia country director for Last Mile Health, which works to provide quality healthcare for people in the most remote communities worldwide. A native…
Assia Sidibe
Food Security Mali
Assia heads the Francophone section of the African Risk Capacity, a ground-breaking extreme weather insurance scheme designed to help African Union members cope with the…
Adrienne Crawford
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights DC, United States
Adrienne Crawford is a Certified Nurse Midwife who believes black women thrive with culturally competent care. She practices at Community of Hope in Washington DC, where some…
Stephanie Musho
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Stephanie Musho is an accomplished human rights lawyer currently working on financing for the SDGs and global financial architecture reform. She previously worked on gender…
Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum
Education Ghana
Deborah Ahenkorah is passionate about reading, and about bringing African children compelling stories that will encourage a life-long engagement with books and literacy. “Imagine that…
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…
Jane Otai
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
When Jane Otai walks through the Nairobi slums, she is no stranger. No stranger to the women living in corrugated-metal shacks or worse, no stranger…
Robert Agyarkor
Health Ghana
Robert is a Global Health and International Development practitioner with 25 years of experience, known for his expertise and advocacy on public health issues, poverty…
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