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…
Koketso Moeti
Governance South Africa
Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…
Sisonke Msimang
Governance South Africa
Sisonke Msimang is a South African writer, activist and political analyst based in Perth, Western Australia, whose focus is on race, gender, and politics. She…
Mariana Assis
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Brazil
Mariana Prandini Assis is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Federal University of Goiás, in Brazil, and a co-founder of the Margarida Alves Collective…
Dixon Chibanda
Health Zimbabwe
Dixon Chibanda has been featured on the Financial Times, PBS NewsHour Brief But Spectacular episode, Positive News, and has written about his work for The…
Nafisatu Chinery
Environment Ghana
As NRGI’s lead in sub-Saharan Africa, Nafi steers cohesive practice guided by strategic thinking and inclusive and results-oriented program development. Across eight focus countries she…
Rodrigo Bazua Lobato
Health Mexico
Rodrigo Bazúa was a site fellow at Compañeros en Salud in Mexico (2017-2019). He was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. He studied medicine…
Brandi Coleman
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education TX, United States
Brandi Coleman is the proud founder and CEO of The Lemonade Circle. The Lemonade Circle is dedicated to empowering young Black girls to use life’s…
Pashtana D.
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…
Juliet Otieno
Health Kenya
Juliet Awuor Otieno, the founder of Mwanadada CBO, Mwanadada communication digital communication consultancy, and an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders Foundation, is a Masters student of Development Communication and…
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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