Nafisatu Chinery
Environment Ghana
Chinery is passionate about promoting women’s rights in African countries. In her role at AWDF, she works with women-led organizations to build their leadership and…
Mmaki Jantjies
Education South Africa
Mmaki conducts education technology research focused on increasing STEM education across the African continent through mobile technology. As one of the first black, female South…
Sathya Ragu
Food Security India
Sathya Raghu is the Co-founder and President at Cosmos Green & Kheyti, organizations with small farmer focus that he set up after quitting his corporate…
Pashtana Dorani
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…
Sara Mosud
TX, United States
Sara Masoud is a former family caregiver and researcher who creates spaces for communities impacted by dementia to gather, collaborate, educate, and advocate for research…
Jenniffer Kerubo Maroa
Health Kenya
Jenniffer spent 16 years as a HIV-1 basic science researcher. Her research broadly focused on understanding host innate and immune factors that modulate HIV-1 transmission…
Stephen Lucke
Food Security TX, United States
Stephen Lucke, Founder of Gardopia Gardens, is food systems expert and activist focusing on health and environmental justice who educates and empowers communities on how to…
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…
Chiwoza Bandawe
Health Malawi
Chiwoza is the only clinical psychologist in Malawi and works tirelessly to dispel myths about mental illnesses. Chiwoza was convinced he would be a lawyer…
Dorian Burton
Social Justice - Equity NC, United States
Dr. Dorian Burton is a husband, father, and faith-driven investor with nearly two decades of experience in social and impact investing. Growing up in Rialto,…
Margaret Nigba
Gender, Governance Liberia
Margaret is founder and executive director of Her Voice Liberia, which provides legal services and access to justice for marginalized and vulnerable women and girls…
Myshkin Ingawale
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship India
Myshkin co-founded Biosense, an internationally recognized med-tech company designing and building innovative, disruptive healthcare technologies. Notably, ToucHb, a needle-free blood hemoglobin testing device, and uChek,…
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