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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.

James Kassaga Arinaitwe

James Kassaga Arinaitwe

Education
Uganda

Prior to co-founding Teach For Uganda, CEO James Kassaga Arinaitwe gained eight years of international development experience working with The Carter Center in the United…

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Naadiya Moosajee

Naadiya Moosajee

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Gender
South Africa

Naadiya is a serial entrepreneur by passion, an engineer by training, is Co-Founder at WomHub, a unique ecosystem builder supporting innovation along the STEM value…

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Etta Madete

Etta Madete

Environment
Kenya

Etta Madete is a BORAQS registered Sustainable Design Architect, EDGE Expert, Aspen Senior Fellow passionate about affordable sustainable housing. She is the co-founder and director…

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Rodrigo Bazua Lobato

Rodrigo Bazua Lobato

Health
Mexico

Rodrigo Bazúa was a site fellow at Compañeros en Salud in Mexico (2017-2019). He was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. He studied medicine…

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Evans Wadongo

Evans Wadongo

Environment
Kenya

Evans Wadongo is a social entrepreneur, development expert, and early-stage impact investor based in Nairobi, Kenya. Evans is a Partner at Wadson Ventures, an early-stage…

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Courtney Smith

Courtney Smith

Food Security
NC, United States

Courtney Smith is a daughter of Durham and of community organizers. She is a chef, an activist, and a storyteller who is deeply connected to…

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Jorge Rodriguez

Jorge Rodriguez

Education, Health
TX, United States

Jorge Rodriguez is a family advocate and social worker dedicated to supporting colonias—rural communities along the U.S.-Mexico border—by mobilizing resources to help families thrive. Jorge’s…

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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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Adebisi Alimi

Adebisi Alimi

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Nigeria

An LGBT advocate and HIV activist, Adebisi Alimi was the first person to ever come out as gay on Nigerian television. After an attempt on…

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John Lazame Tindanbil

John Lazame Tindanbil

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Ghana

Mr. John Lazame TINDANBIL is a Public health practitioner with over 15 years’ work experience in clinical nursing, teaching, and program management in northern Ghana….

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Sitawa Wafula

Sitawa Wafula

Health
Kenya

Sitawa Wafula is a leading Mental Health Consultant and advocate with over eight years of experience in self, national, and international mental health advocacy. She…

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Jameelah Stuckey

Jameelah Stuckey

Education
OK, United States

Jameelah Stuckey is a connector who develops frameworks that catalyze change. Who works to affirm architects of tables that sponsor leaders elevating them to the…

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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.