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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.

Ahmed “Kura” Omar

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…

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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…

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Anick Dupuy

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…

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Ify Aniebo

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…

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Lindiwe Sibanda

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…

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Myshkin Ingawale

Myshkin Ingawale

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
India

Myshkin Ingawale is a seasoned innovator, product strategist, and entrepreneur with a track record of building and scaling impact-driven technologies across sectors—from robotics and IoT…

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Jacques Sebisaho

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…

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Kopano Mabaso

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…

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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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Nafisatu Chinery

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…

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Damōn Chaplin

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…

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Desmond Jumbam

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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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.