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

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…

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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…

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Laura Bellis

Laura Bellis

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
OK, United States

Laura Bellis is an organizer and community health access strategist who focuses on breaking down social and political resource barriers. Laura is currently serving as…

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Quratulain Fatima

Quratulain Fatima

Gender
Pakistan

Quratulain Fatima holds extensive public administration and leadership experience, having first served as a Pakistan Air Force Officer in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and later as a…

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Nay Lin Tun

Nay Lin Tun

Health
Myanmar

Nay Lin Tun is an emergency medical doctor who works in Rakhine State. He provides medical care via mobile community-based healthcare to the Rohingya people…

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Minda Dentler

Minda Dentler

Health
India

Minda was born in India and contracted polio as an infant, leaving her legs paralyzed. When she was three, Minda was adopted by an American…

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Ndidi Nwuneli

Ndidi Nwuneli

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Food Security
Nigeria

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is a Nigerian entrepreneur, expert in African agriculture, nutrition, philanthropy, and social innovation. In April 2024, she became CEO of the One…

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Nicolle Gonzales

Nicolle Gonzales

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
NM, United States

Nicolle Gonzales (born in Waterflow, New Mexico) is a Navajo certified midwife. She is currently in the process of opening the nation’s first Native American…

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Celina Trowell

Celina Trowell

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
NY, United States

Celina S. Trowell, LSW is a lifelong resident of Brownsville, Brooklyn, wife, mother, and organizer at VOCAL-NY, whose passion is community service and uplift. This…

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Jamila Headley

Jamila Headley

Social Justice - Equity
Barbados

Jamila Headley (she/her) has spent the past 18 years advancing health care and other social justice campaigns with movements and movement leaders on five continents….

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Dixon Chibanda

Dixon Chibanda

Health
Zimbabwe

Dixon Chibanda has been featured on the Financial Times, PBS NewsHour Brief But Spectacular episode, Positive News, and has written about his work for The…

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Dr. Jean Baptiste Musafiri

Dr. Jean Baptiste Musafiri

Health
Rwanda

Dr Jean Baptiste Musafiri is a medical doctor and clinical psychologist with an extensive 23-year background in public health. His experience spans both national and…

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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.