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

Ariong Moses

Ariong Moses

Education
Uganda

Having studied in the rural schools of Eastern and Northern Uganda, Moses narrowly missed being abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in 2000…

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Lachelle King

Lachelle King

Health
OK, United States

Lachelle King is a storyteller, researcher, and autist. After being diagnosed at an adult age, she became an advocate for improving health outcomes for other…

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Edinah Masiyiwa

Edinah Masiyiwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Zimbabwe

Edinah Masiyiwa is a nurse, midwife and is the Executive Director of a women’s rights organization in Zimbabwe called Women’s Action Group with over two…

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Maxwell Gomera

Maxwell Gomera

Environment, Governance
Zimbabwe

Prior to being appointed as Resident Representative for UNDP South Africa and Director for the UNDP Africa Sustainable Finance Hub, Maxwell Gomera served as Resident…

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Francisca Mutapi

Francisca Mutapi

Health
Zimbabwe

Francisca Mutapi is a Zimbabwean professor of global health infection and immunity, co-director of the Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh, and Deputy…

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Phyllis Omido

Phyllis Omido

Environment
Kenya

Phyllis Omido, born around 1978, is a Kenyan environmental activist widely recognized for her efforts to shut down a toxic lead smelting plant in Owino…

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Mercy Lung’aho

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…

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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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Brenda Moore

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…

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Narayan Adhikari

Narayan Adhikari

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Nepal

Narayan studied forestry in his home country of Nepal, but rejected a post as a forest ranger when he realized this would enmesh him in…

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Julia Corvalan

Julia Corvalan

Governance
Paraguay

Dr. Julia Corvalan is an international development expert, academic, and researcher, working to support mission-oriented grassroots organizations and co-create solutions in highly vulnerable communities. She…

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Selorm Branttie

Selorm Branttie

Governance
Ghana

Selorm Branttie considers himself a member of the “maker movement“ in Africa, but he practices as an ICT business specialist. Originally a land economist by…

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