Ahmed “Kura” Omar
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education, Food Security Kenya
Ahmed “Kura” Omar has 10 years of experience working with national and international NGOs. His experience ranges from direct field project implementation to coordinating program…
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…
Anick Dupuy
Health Haiti
As President of Fondation Capital Bank Haiti and INASSA (Internationale Assurance SA), Anick Dupuy drives innovative initiatives to promote financial inclusion, health equity, and community…
Ify Aniebo
Health Nigeria
Growing up in Nigeria, Ify Aniebo and her childhood best friend both loved comic books. When they were 7 years old, both girls got sick…
Lindiwe Sibanda
Food Security, Governance Zimbabwe
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda is an animal scientist and a practicing farmer with extensive experience, serving as a policy advisor to numerous African governments and global…
Jacques Sebisaho
Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Jacques Sebisaho is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Amani Global Works. Jacques holds a Medical Degree from the National University of Rwanda, an Executive Degree…
Kopano Mabaso
Food Security, Health South Africa
Kopano Mabaso, born in 1985 in a township outside Pretoria, South Africa, is a writer and medical doctor known for her award-winning novels Coconut and…
Mercy Lung’aho
Food Security Kenya
Mercy is a Research Scientist for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). She is an experienced nutritionist and research scientist with expertise in nutrition-sensitive…
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…
Damōn Chaplin
Governance MN, United States
Damōn Chaplin currently serves as the Commissioner of the Minneapolis Health Department. Commissioner Chaplin manages a multi-discipline staff, operating multiple public health division’s responsible for…
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…
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