
Joi-Michelle Rhodes
Health OK, United States
Joi-Michelle Rhodes, LMSW, is a Black community-based therapist, advocating for transformational change in mental health treatment and suicide prevention. As a suicide attempt survivor and…


Isabel Barbosa
Food Security, Governance Brazil
Isabel Barbosa is an associate director with the Center for Health and Human Rights at the O’Neill Institute and an adjunct professor of law at…


Adebisi Alimi
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Nigeria
An LGBT advocate and HIV activist, Adebisi Alimi was the first person to ever come out as gay on Nigerian television. After an attempt on…


Maxwell Gomera
Environment, Governance Zimbabwe
Prior to being appointed as Resident Representative for UNDP South Africa and Director for the UNDP Africa Sustainable Finance Hub, Maxwell Gomera served as Resident…


Boaz Keizire
Food Security Uganda
Boaz Blackie Keizire is a dynamic leader with 15+ years of experience orchestrating strategies to enhance food security, sustainability, and resilience. He is passionate about…


Mohamed Aburawi
Health Libya
Dr. Mohamed Aburawi is the founder and CEO of Atarona Ventures, where he leads the creation and scaling of transformational, high-impact ventures that drive social…


Jane Otai
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Jane Otai is a senior program advisor for Jhpiego – an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University – in Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Otai has vast…


Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum
Education Ghana
Over 15 years, Deborah has transformed bold ideas into systemic solutions, building organizations and frameworks that create lasting impact across sectors and continents. Starting as…


Oyeronke Oyebanji
Health Nigeria
Oyeronke Oyebanji is a public health professional and is currently working as a Policy and Partnerships Manager at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)….


Ifeoma Malo
Environment Nigeria
Ifeoma is the co-founder and CEO of Clean Technology Hub, which focuses on rural electrification and renewable energy. She began this work after growing disillusioned…


Garba Abdu
Health Nigeria
Garba Abdu has decades of experience working on public health in Nigeria. He is currently the director of Vaccines and Government Relations at Clinton Health Access…


Mohamed Bailor Barrie
Health Sierra Leone
Mohamed grew up in rural Sierra Leone and earned money to complete his high school education by selling candy, roast meat and kerosene by the…

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