As the Aspen Global Innovators Group, we are heartbroken to share the sudden passing of our Executive Director, Lola Adedokun, on Wednesday evening. Lola was more than a leader—she was a visionary, a mentor, and…
Renzo R Guinto, 2024 Advanced Advocacy Program Fellow and 2016 New Voices Fellow, has co-authored a paper that evaluates how the COP26 Health Programme is doing in terms of effectiveness. This was an initiative aiming…
In this op-ed, 2018 New Voices Fellow Maxwell Gomera discusses how Africa is at a crossroads and must reassess the financial strategies that lead to countries remaining in a cycle of debt, facing protests against…
Jemimah Njuki, 2017 New Voices Fellow and Chief of Economic Empowerment at UN Women, was among 10 honorees at Goalkeepers 2024 in NYC this past month. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation highlighted the global…
Clare Byarugaba, a 2018 New Voices Fellow, is featured in a first-ever documentary-style series that highlights five human rights defenders. The series, established by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations…
In her op-ed, Mary Oxendine, a Healthy Communities 2024 Fellow, addresses the impact of U.S. agricultural subsidies on the rise of ultra-processed diets, particularly in low-income and Indigenous communities. She reflects on her own upbringing,…
In this op-ed, 2024 Healthy Communities Fellow Courtney Smith discusses food insecurity in her home of Durham County. She highlights how the broader community has come together to fight food insecurity with innovative programs like…
In part two of the two-part series for The Dose Podcast, hosted by Joel Bervell, 2024 Healthy Communities Fellows Shameca Brown and Mary Oxendine discuss their unique journeys with community health and wellness. Shameca Brown…
Part one of a two part series for The Dose Podcast, hosted by Joel Bervell, was recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival and interviewed Lola Adedokun, Executive Director of AGI, and Elizabeth Lutz, 2024 Healthy…
In this op-ed, Danjuma Adda, 2020 New Voices Fellow and 2024 Advanced Advocacy Fellow, recognizes World Hepatitis Day while also calling for more awareness to be brought to the prevalence of Hepatitis B in developing…