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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.

Webster Mavhu

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Zimbabwe

Dr Webster Mavhu is a Social scientist and Global Health practitioner with a PhD in Social science & Public Health from University College London UK,…

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Imo Etuk

Imo Etuk

Health
Nigeria

Imo is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at mDoc Healthcare, a digital health social enterprise serving people with regular and chronic health needs. Imo’s…

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Abraham Leno

Abraham Leno

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Guinea

Abraham Leno is a seasoned leader in international development and humanitarian assistance, with over 22 years of experience across some of the world’s most challenging…

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Ashli Sims

Ashli Sims

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Health
OK, United States

Ashli Sims is a storyteller who breaks down barriers and opens doors so Black entrepreneurs can build wealth for themselves, their families, and future generations….

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Pashtana D.

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…

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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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Etienne Bilgo

Etienne Bilgo

Health
Burkina Faso

Etienne Bilgo est un scientifique africain renommé et conférencier établi à l’Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé au Burkina Faso. Cet institut est…

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Ray Sanchez

Ray Sanchez


TX, United States

Ray Sanchez is a bereaved father, a dad who held his daughter through a fight no child should ever face, and who knows the fear…

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Denise Smith

Denise Smith

Health
CT, United States

Denise Octavia Smith, MBA, CHW, PN a woman of African descent, Community Health Worker, and survivor of a rare chronic disease is the founding Executive…

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Huguette Diakabana

Huguette Diakabana

Health
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)

Huguette is an experienced system-level change agent and as the Founder of The Luminous Agency, she hosts initiatives focused on empowering transformation through technologies in…

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Ramadhani Noor

Ramadhani Noor

Health
Tanzania

Noor is a physician with additional training in public health and nutrition with over 15 years of experience practicing medicine, conducting public health research, and…

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Maji Hailemariam

Maji Hailemariam

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Ethiopia

Maji Hailemariam Debena is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology in the College of Human Medicine. Her research interests…

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