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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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