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

Adaora Okoli

Adaora Okoli

Health
Nigeria

Adaora, a medical doctor, became the face of Nigeria’s response to the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic when she was infected with the deadly virus…

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Agnes Igoye

Agnes Igoye

Gender
Uganda

Agnes Igoye is a Ugandan social worker and anti-human-trafficking campaigner. She serves as Deputy Chair of Uganda’s National Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Office and…

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Clare Byarugaba

Clare Byarugaba

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Uganda

Clare Byarugaba is a Ugandan LGBT rights activist and co-coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law based in Kampala. After…

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Roseline Orwa

Roseline Orwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Kenya

Roseline Orwa is a Kenyan social entrepreneur focused on gender equality, and rural development. She is founder of the Rona Foundation, which supports rural widows and champions…

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Kapil Mohabir

Kapil Mohabir

Food Security
Guyana

Kapil has wanted to help smallholder farmers since he was a small boy. When his family was forced to abandon their first home along the…

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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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Regina Agyare Honu

Regina Agyare Honu

Governance
Ghana

Regina is the CEO of Soronko Solutions. She just opened the first coding and human-centered design school for children and adults called Soronko Academy. She…

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William Jackson

William Jackson

Education
NC, United States

Dr. William Jackson is a community-driven strategist investigating practices that position Black Genius to harness imagination in pursuit of liberation for all. As the Founder…

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Kerim Youba

Kerim Youba

Education, Social Justice - Equity
Mauritania

Kerim is in charge of reintegrating incarcerated people in society in Mauritania, specializing in prison reform. As a social worker at Noura Foundation, Kerim is…

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Jensi Sartin

Jensi Sartin

Environment
Indonesia

Jensi Sartin is a development professional with over 15 years of international experience in biodiversity and ecosystem management, natural resource management, and sustainable development. He…

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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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Deborah Nakatudde

Deborah Nakatudde

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Uganda

Nakatudde Deborah is the founder and Executive Director of Serving Lives Under Marginalization -SLUM an organization in Uganda that provides SRHR services, HIV prevention, care…

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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.