Community

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.

Jacqueline Blocker

Jacqueline Blocker

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
OK, United States

Jacqueline Blocker is a mother and lawyer with a decade of experience in legislative policy related to reproductive justice. As an Indigenous woman and descendant…

Jemimah Njuki

Jemimah Njuki

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Gender
Kenya

Jemimah is the Chief of Economic Empowerment for UN Women where she has a global policy role helping the organization promote women’s ability to secure…

Bester Mulauzi

Bester Mulauzi

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Malawi

At Save the Children, Mulauzi manages a team of 11 senior expatriate staff in one of the most challenging contexts in the world. He is…

Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma

Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma

Health
Sierra Leone

Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma is a physically challenged disability activist, advocating for the rights and social and economic inclusion of individuals with disabilities. Driven by a…

Assia Sidibe

Assia Sidibe

Food Security
Mali

Assia heads the Francophone section of the African Risk Capacity, a ground-breaking extreme weather insurance scheme designed to help African Union members cope with the…

Mmaki Jantjies

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…

Phyllis Omido

Phyllis Omido

Environment
Kenya

Phyllis is a Kenyan grassroots social justice activist. She has been vocal in advocating for the right to a clean and healthy environment for the…

Koketso Moeti

Koketso Moeti

Governance
South Africa

Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…

Juliet Otieno

Juliet Otieno

Health
Kenya

Juliet Awuor Otieno, the founder of Mwanadada CBO, Mwanadada communication digital communication consultancy, and an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders Foundation, is a Masters student of Development Communication and…

Marion Subah

Marion Subah

Health
Liberia

Marion Subah, a Health System Strengthening public health professional is a registered Nurse Midwife with great passion for quality Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health…

Narayan Adhikari

Narayan Adhikari

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Nepal

Narayan studied forestry in his home country of Nepal, but rejected a post as a forest ranger when he realized this would enmesh him in…

Jerry Blassigname

Jerry Blassigname

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
SC, United States

Jerry Blassingame is founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation in Greenville, SC, where he trains previously incarcerated individuals during their reentry process. After dropping out…

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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.