Community

We support locally-rooted, globally networked innovative leaders around the globe through our Fellowship programs and government partnerships. Explore our community database below to learn more.

Sylvie Djacbou

Sylvie Djacbou

Environment
Cameroon

Sylvie grew up in the forest region of Cameroon. She describes a childhood living in peace and harmony with nature. Born on the international day…

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Sitawa Wafula

Sitawa Wafula

Health
Kenya

Sitawa Wafula is a mental health crusader who uses her journey as a rape survivor living with a dual diagnosis of epilepsy and bipolar disorder…

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Evans Wadongo

Evans Wadongo

Environment
Kenya

Wadongo, who grew up in rural Kenya, made his mark early by designing a solar lamp made from mostly recycled materials that could be easily…

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Olanike Adeyamo

Olanike Adeyamo

Health
Nigeria

Professor Olanike Adeyemo is a COMSTECH Distinguished scholar and represents sub-Saharan Africa on the 6th Steering Committee of the World Food Security’s High-Level Panel of…

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Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs

Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs

Gender, Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Liberia

Fenny Louise Taylor-Diggs is a social entrepreneur and reproductive health specialist specializing in menstrual health and gender equity. As the founder of a Urmonae Health…

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Aaron “AJ” Johnson

Aaron “AJ” Johnson

Food Security
OK, United States

Aaron “AJ” Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Oasis FreshMarkets, the first full-service supermarket in North Tulsa’s historically black-neighborhood — once called ‘Black Wall…

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Victoria Mabel Sackey

Victoria Mabel Sackey

Health
Ghana

Victoria is a social entrepreneur working to improving healthcare access in Ghana and across Africa. As Co-founder and COO of MedTrack, she leads innovative digital…

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Monique Antoinette Smith

Monique Antoinette Smith

Health
GA, United States

Dr Monique Smith is a builder and a translator, opening new doors for communities that have experienced healthcare without dignity. As an Emergency Physician and…

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Eneli Trinity Mhango

Eneli Trinity Mhango

Health
Malawi

Eneli Trinity Mhango works with Partners In Health-Malawi as an Emergency and Critical Care Technical Advisor and is seconded to the Ministry of Health headquarters…

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Kopano Mabaso

Kopano Mabaso

Food Security, Health
South Africa

Dr. Kopano Mabaso is a South African medical doctor currently undertaking a DPhil (PhD) in Population Health at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes…

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Margaret Nigba

Margaret Nigba

Gender, Governance
Liberia

Margaret is founder and executive director of Her Voice Liberia, which provides legal services and access to justice for marginalized and vulnerable women and girls…

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Ariong Moses

Ariong Moses

Education
Uganda

Having studied in the rural schools of Eastern and Northern Uganda, Moses narrowly missed being abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in 2000…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports flagship fellowship programs. These fellowships enable leaders to amplify their voices, visibility and impact. Leaders bring expertise from all sectors and include entrepreneurs, community organizers and local experts who are both proximate to the greatest health and development challenges of our time and also bring lived and learned experience to their solutions.