Anatole Manzi
Health Rwanda
Anatole grew up in the hills of rural Rwanda, ensuring the family livestock stayed out of trouble. “My sense of responsibility comes from being a…
Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou
Gender Niger
Abdoul-Moumouni is a statistician and demographer who works for women’s reproductive health and rights in the Sahelian region context. He advocates for a sustainable socioeconomic…
Bernard Olayo
Health Kenya
Dr. Bernard Olayo is a member of the GDI Africa board and a Kenyan physician and public health specialist with more than 14 years’ experience…
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…
Anjali Sarker
Governance Bangladesh
Anjali Sarker is the Senior Manager at the Oxford Character Project, where she leads a wide range of leadership and character development programmes for a…
Melissa Elliott
Governance NC, United States
Melissa Elliott has served on the Henderson City Council for eight years; she recently became the city’s first Black mayor and the first woman to…
Folake Kio-Olayinka
Health Nigeria
Folake Olayinka is a physician and global health leader with extensive experience in immunization, maternal and child health, malaria, HIV, and health systems strengthening. Since…
Brittany Brass
TX, United States
After overcoming personal mental health challenges, Brittany discovered the transformative power of movement and its ability to build community. This realization inspired her to create…
Mojisola Karigidi
Food Security Nigeria
Mojisola Karigidi is an early-career scientist and lecturer in the field of biochemistry with special interest in functional foods, medicinal plants and their role in…
Jemimah Njuki
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Gender Kenya
Dr. Jemimah Njuki is the Chief of the Economic Empowerment section at UN Women. She is a recognized leader on gender equality and women’s empowerment,…
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