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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.

Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou

Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou

Gender
Niger

Abdoul-Moumouni is a statistician and demographer who works for women’s reproductive health and rights in the Sahelian region context. He advocates for a sustainable socioeconomic…

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Esther Ngumbi

Esther Ngumbi

Food Security
Kenya

Dr. Esther Ndumi Ngumbi is a Kenyan entomologist and academic who serves as Assistant Professor of Entomology and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois…

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Leah Upton

Leah Upton

Health
OK, United States

Dr. Leah Upton is a physician leader in a community clinic who builds structures for whole-person, whole-family care that encourages physical, mental, and social health….

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Mujobu Moyo

Mujobu Moyo

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Tanzania

Mujobu Moyo was an IDRC research fellow at the Center for Global Development. Her research focuses on how to manage natural resource windfalls in developing…

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Cedric Habiyaremye

Cedric Habiyaremye

Food Security
Rwanda

Cedric is known as the scientist who brought quinoa to Rwanda and other parts of Africa. Unlike most crops that provide no food before harvest,…

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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…

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Rene Sparks

Rene Sparks

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
South Africa

Rene Sparks is a public health practitioner with a foundation in nursing and Senior Atlantic Fellow at Tekano – Health Equity South Africa. She has…

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Mateboho Palesa Khomonngoe Moea

Mateboho Palesa Khomonngoe Moea

Health
Lesotho

Mateboho Palesa Khomonngoe Moea is a registered nurse midwife with over 10 years of experience in primary health care. She currently serves as a site…

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Nikia Grayson

Nikia Grayson

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
TN, United States

Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C (she/her/hers) is a Reproductive Justice informed public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife who has devoted…

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Brian Atuhaire

Brian Atuhaire

Health
Uganda

Brian is a passionate advocate for health equity, with a particular focus on promoting policies that safeguard the health of women and children. With nearly…

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Mojisola Karigidi

Mojisola Karigidi

Food Security
Nigeria

Mojisola Karigidi is an early-career scientist and lecturer in the field of biochemistry with special interest in functional foods, medicinal plants and their role in…

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Myshkin Ingawale

Myshkin Ingawale

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
India

Myshkin Ingawale is a seasoned innovator, product strategist, and entrepreneur with a track record of building and scaling impact-driven technologies across sectors—from robotics and IoT…

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