
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…


Timothy Egwelu
Health Uganda
Timothy is the first (and apparently still the only) deaf lawyer in Uganda. He works on social inclusion as well as equitable court access for…


Adaora Okoli
Health Nigeria
Adaora, a medical doctor, became the face of Nigeria’s response to the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic when she was infected with the deadly virus…


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…


Kapil Mohabir
Food Security Guyana
Kapil has wanted to help smallholder farmers since he was a small boy. When his family was forced to abandon their first home along the…


Stellah Bosire
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Dr. Stellah Bosire is a Medical Doctor, Lawyer, Researcher, Global Health Practitioner and the Founding Executive Director of The Africa Center for Health Systems and…


James Kassaga Arinaitwe
Education Uganda
At a young age, Arinaitwe lost his parents and four siblings to infectious diseases, which included HIV/AIDS in rural western Uganda. As an “AIDS orphan”…


Reggie Ivey
Health OK, United States
Reggie Ivey is a social justice visionary for black and brown communities, with over 20 years of public health experience. He serves as a conduit…


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….


Bernard Olayo
Health Kenya
Bernard is a public health specialist and an entrepreneur from Kenya. He is the founder of the Center for Public Health and Development, a non-profit…


Omezzine Khelifa
Governance Tunisia
Omezzine is a Tunisian activist who now serves as president and founder of “Mobdi’un” a non-profit that promotes youth social inclusion and social transformation through…


Dr. Christopher McNeil
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Health OK, United States
Dr. Chris McNeil, Founder of Youth Medical Mentorship, is an Emergency Medicine Physician and School Board Member who is creating pathways to medical education for BIPOC…

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