
Ashli Sims
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Health OK, United States
Ashli Sims is a storyteller who breaks down barriers and opens doors so Black entrepreneurs can build wealth for themselves, their families, and future generations….


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…


Samuel “SAS” Kargbo
Health Sierra Leone
Dr. Samuel Kargbo is a seasoned medical doctor and senior public health specialist with over 25 years of progressive experience in health policy development, public…


Chauntel Norris
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights AL, United States
Chauntel Norris is a DONA trained birth doula, Lamaze trained childbirth educator and a Certified Lactation Counselor. She serves as the Manager of Advocacy, Forward…


ElsaMarie D’Silva
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights India
ElsaMarie DSilva is an accomplished development sector professional with extensive experience in creating impactful solutions for women’s and youth empowerment, as well as preventing gender-based…



Thumbi Mwangi
Health Kenya
Thumbi Mwangi is an infectious disease epidemiologist combining classical epidemiology, applied epidemiological modelling and data science to improve the speed and quality of policy decision…


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…


Koketso Moeti
Governance South Africa
Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…



Pashtana D.
Education Afghanistan
Pashtana is a radical feminist activist. She was raised by a family of teachers, but even in her extended family in Afghanistan, she knew that…


Erica Plybeah
Health TN, United States
Erica Plybeah is a social justice innovator who dismantles the barriers that exist between the people who need care and the places where services exist….

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