Bakary Sidibe
Health Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Bakary Sidibe is an energetic, strategic thinker with strong leadership and a deep dedication to social change. A professional with 25+ years of experience, including…
Lolo Ihesie
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Nigeria
Lolo started her own social enterprise, LoloTalks, to increase comprehensive sexuality education across Nigeria, with a special focus on people in underserved communities such as…
Erasma Monticcolo
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship NY, United States
Erasma is a native New Yorker who grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where she co-founded Power of Two in 2015. As the Executive Director, she uses science…
Rasha Jarhum
Governance Yemen
Rasha Jarhum is a South Yemeni. Jarhum is Founder and Director of the Peace Track Initiative. She is a Gender, Peace, and Security Expert. She…
Serufusa Sekidde
Health Uganda
Serufusa is the Director of Policy & Partnerships (AMR) at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in London. As part of the corporate government affairs team, he provides strategic…
Nour Sharara
Health Senegal
Nour is a third-generation Lebanese Senegalese whose interest in public health was spurred by observing customers at her mother’s pharmacy. She eventually went on to…
Habtamu Yesigat
Food Security Ethiopia
Habtamu Yesigat is an agricultural development economist with extensive research experience in sub-Saharan Africa. Habtamu is currently serving as Ethiopia director of programs for Precision…
Etta Madete
Environment Kenya
Etta Madete is a BORAQS registered Sustainable Design Architect, EDGE Expert, Aspen Senior Fellow passionate about affordable sustainable housing. She is the co-founder and director…
Courtney Smith
Food Security NC, United States
Courtney Smith is a daughter of Durham and of community organizers. She is a chef, an activist, and a storyteller who is deeply connected to…
Maria Valenzuela
Health AZ, United States
Maria Avalenzuela serves as the Executive Director at Spaces of Opportunity, where she is dedicated to creating transformative programs that uplift individuals and strengthen communities….
Maji Hailemariam
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Ethiopia
Maji Hailemariam Debena is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology in the College of Human Medicine. Her research interests…
Chrystelle Wedi
Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Dr. Wedi was born in the DRC and moved to South Africa when she was 7 years old. She is a medical doctor and Rhodes…
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