Francisca Mutapi
Health
Zimbabwe
Prof. Francisca Mutapi is an award winning global health expert empowering African scientists and policymakers to tackle infectious diseases and improve epidemic preparedness prioritizing local…
Denis Chopera
Health
Zimbabwe
Denis is the Executive Manager for a TB/HIV research capacity development program (SANTHE) across six African countries. He is responsible for the implementation of the…
Kevin Lunzalu
Environment
Kenya
Growing up, Kevin loved visiting the Nairobi National Park. He was fascinated with the work of the rangers and how they closely interacted with the…
Chrystelle Wedi
Health
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Dr. Wedi was born in the DRC and moved to South Africa when she was 7 years old. She is a medical doctor and Rhodes…
Mpopo Tsoele
Governance, Health
Lesotho
Mpopo Tsoele is a practitioner of Community Driven Development who specialises in decentralisation and decentralised services, including health services decentralisation. Tsoele works for Pitsong Institute…
Naomi Tulay-Solanke
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Liberia
Naomi is a Liberian feminist who works with underprivileged youths and slum dwellers in hard to reach communities in Liberia. She is a Harvard 2017 Human Rights Award…
Maji Hailemariam
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Ethiopia
Maji Hailemariam is an Ethiopian mental health epidemiologist now at Michigan State University. She specializes in working with underserved populations including women, justice-involved individuals and…
Ndidi Nwuneli
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Food Security
Nigeria
Ndidi is a serial social entrepreneur who has worked in international development for the past 22 years. As founder of LEAP Africa, one of Nigeria’s…
Muhammad Sabir
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Pakistan
Muhammad was born in the slums of Lahore and expected never to go to school or make a meaningful life for himself, but collecting trash…
Ify Aniebo
Health
Nigeria
After suffering from bouts of malaria as a child, Dr. Aniebo decided fight back by studying malaria drug resistance and its implications for vaccine work…
Kerim Youba
Education, Social Justice - Equity
Mauritania
Kerim is in charge of reintegrating incarcerated people in society in Mauritania, specializing in prison reform. As a social worker at Noura Foundation, Kerim is…
Jensi Sartin
Environment
Indonesia
Jensi says that his experience growing up in the rainforests of Borneo – where deforestation was already under way – prepared him for his professional…
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