Community

We support locally-rooted, globally networked innovative leaders around the globe through our Fellowship programs and government partnerships. Explore our community database below to learn more.

Elijah Addo

Elijah Addo

Food Security
Ghana

Elijah Amoo Addo is a Ghanaian “celebrity chef” and food stylist who has become a social entrepreneur through his creation of Food for All Africa….

Mary Mwanyika

Mary Mwanyika

Health
Tanzania

Mary Mwanyika-Sando, MD,  spearheaded improvements in maternal and child health programs in Dar es Salaam, rolling out anti-retroviral treatment in dozens of clinics as part…

Pashtana Dorani

Pashtana Dorani

Education
Afghanistan

Pashtana is a radical feminist activist. She was raised by a family of teachers, but even in her extended family in Afghanistan, she knew that…

Adrienne Crawford

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…

Kwamane Liddel

Kwamane Liddel

Health
MO, United States

Kwamane Liddell, JD, MHA, BSN is a health equity visionary and business leader who has saved lives, and believes that diagnosis-based food should be as…

Anick Dupuy

Anick Dupuy

Health
Haiti

Dupuy grew up in Haiti as daughter of a sociologist who often told his children “The life that we have is not the life of…

Masego Madzwamuse

Masego Madzwamuse

Environment, Governance
Botswana

Over the course of Masego’s career, she has worked on the rights of communities in conservation and has supported social movements advocating for social and…

Robert Hakiza

Robert Hakiza

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Congo, Republic of

Robert is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, now working and permanently residing in Uganda. He received a degree in agriculture from the…

James Kassaga Arinaitwe

James Kassaga Arinaitwe

Education
Uganda

At a young age, Arinaitwe lost his parents and four siblings to infectious diseases, which included HIV/AIDS in rural western Uganda. As an “AIDS orphan”…

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…

Maymunah Kadiri

Maymunah Kadiri

Health
Nigeria

Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri is a psychiatrist, mental health advocate and coach who is passionate about people’s mental wellness and provides workable tips and tools…

Danjuma Adda

Danjuma Adda

Health
Nigeria

Danjuma is a Nigerian prince and accomplished public health expert on a mission to raise awareness about Viral Hepatitis and increase access to care. Danjuma…

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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.