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…
Bester Mulauzi
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Malawi
Bester Mulauzi has over 20 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector, having led and managed complex and impactful programs at the country,…
Tabitha Saoyo Griffith
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Tabitha is a human rights lawyer in Kenya, who litigates on behalf of marginalized women. She specializes in issues related to safe abortion, forced sterilization…
Emma Naluyima
Food Security Uganda
Emma Naluyima, born around 1980 in Entebbe, Uganda, is a veterinarian, urban farmer, entrepreneur, elementary school educator, and farming instructor. She operates a highly productive…
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…
Ghada Jabbour
Gender Lebanon
Ghada founded and currently leads the anti-trafficking division at Kafa, an advocacy group dedicated to combating gender- and sexual-based violence in Lebanon. She works on…
Edward Mabaya
Food Security Zimbabwe
Dr. Ed Mabaya is a scholar and a development practitioner with more than two decades of experience working on development, agribusiness value chains and food…
Ifeoma Malo
Environment Nigeria
Ifeoma is the co-founder and CEO of Clean Technology Hub, which focuses on rural electrification and renewable energy. She began this work after growing disillusioned…
Usman Ali Lawan
Food Security Nigeria
Usman Ali Lawan is a licensed Business Development Service Provider (BDSP) with over a decade of experience in sustainable agriculture, agribusiness training, and development consulting….
Rubayat Khan
Health Bangladesh
Rubayat Khan is an innovator, builder, and entrepreneur with a track record of developing transformative solutions at the intersection of technology, data, and global development….
Denis Chopera
Health Zimbabwe
Denis Chopera is a highly motivated biomedical scientist with a passion for making a positive impact on HIV prevention and research capacity development on the…
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