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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.

Kopano Mabaso

Kopano Mabaso

Food Security, Health
South Africa

Dr. Kopano Mabaso is a South African medical doctor currently undertaking a DPhil (PhD) in Population Health at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes…

Mohamed Aburawi

Mohamed Aburawi

Health
Libya

Mohamed is a Libyan doctor working to address systemic healthcare shortcomings in low resource settings. In 2011, when the Libyan Civil War broke out in…

Jamila Abass

Jamila Abass

Food Security
Kenya

Jamila was recently named as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders from Africa. Prior to the YGL initiative, Jamila was CEO and…

Edinah Masiyiwa

Edinah Masiyiwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Zimbabwe

Edinah directs an NGO that promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zimbabwe. “My passion for women’s rights and gender equality is derived from…

Chiwoza Bandawe

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…

ElsaMarie D’Silva

ElsaMarie D’Silva

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
India

ElsaMarie D’Silva is the Founder & Managing Director of Red Dot Foundation (Safecity) which is a platform that crowdsources personal experiences of sexual violence and…

Nkasi Wodu

Nkasi Wodu

Governance
Nigeria

Nkasi Wodu is a lawyer who works as peacebuilding manager for the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), one of the largest CSR investments…

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…

Boubacar Zakou Zeinabou

Boubacar Zakou Zeinabou

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Niger

Boubacar Zakou Zeinabou est une Nigérienne activiste, féministe combattante de la justice sociale. Après avoir été victime de plusieurs discriminations dans son milieu pendant son…

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…

Akebe Luther King Abia

Akebe Luther King Abia

Health
Cameroon

Akebe is a true One Health leader. Akebe fell in love with environmental microbiology in school, curious about the environmental causes of human disease. Akebe…

Julia Corvalan

Julia Corvalan

Governance
Paraguay

Julia Corvalan is an international development practitioner from Paraguay. Having worked in the field since 2007, Julia has expertise in a variety of areas ranging…

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