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.

Koumba Anouma

Koumba Anouma

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)

Koumba Anouma est une femme africaine engagée pour promouvoir l’accès au financement des femmes entrepreneures africaines, ainsi que pour leur autonomisation. Passionnée par l’éducation financière…

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Quratulain Fatima

Quratulain Fatima

Gender
Pakistan

Quratulain Fatima is a Pakistani Public servant with 13 years of experience in public service where she recently served as a policy practitioner at the…

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Ivelyse Andino

Ivelyse Andino

Health
NY, United States

Ivelyse is a visionary healthcare strategist and abolitionist building community at the intersection of mobile health and equity. She is the founder and CEO of…

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Lachelle King

Lachelle King

Health
OK, United States

Lachelle King is a storyteller, researcher, and autist. After being diagnosed at an adult age, she became an advocate for improving health outcomes for other…

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Uche Udekwe

Uche Udekwe

Health
Nigeria

Uche Kenneth Udekwe is a Social Entrepreneur, SDG Advocate, Founder/CEO at NATAL CARES. He is a Public Health Administrator deeply passionate about design thinking and…

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Mavis Owureku – Asare

Mavis Owureku – Asare

Food Security
Ghana

Mavis is a food scientist and senior researcher at the Radiation Technology Centre of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission which houses the Gamma Irradiation Facility, the…

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Roseline Orwa

Roseline Orwa

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Kenya

Roseline Orwa is a Kenyan social entrepreneur focused on gender equality, and rural development. She is founder of the Rona Foundation, which supports rural widows and champions…

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Meti Bekele Nega

Meti Bekele Nega

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Ethiopia

Meti works at the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences where she leads initiatives that strengthen evidence base to promote data –informed policy engagement on timely development…

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Sebakeng Phate

Sebakeng Phate

Health
Lesotho

Sebakeng Phate is a medical doctor who is passionate about tuberculosis and its management. He has prior experience working as a pharmacist. He has worked…

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Marlene Cerritos-Rivas

Marlene Cerritos-Rivas

Health
MA, United States

Marlene Cerritos-Rivas (she/ella) is a health equity advocate and a community organizer at heart. Her passion for ensuring every person has access to quality health…

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Rene Sparks

Rene Sparks

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
South Africa

Rene Sparks is a public health practitioner with a foundation in nursing and Senior Atlantic Fellow at Tekano – Health Equity South Africa. She has…

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Rodrigo Bazua Lobato

Rodrigo Bazua Lobato

Health
Mexico

Rodrigo is a Mexican physician committed to social justice and service to marginalized populations, and he is currently working on managing Community Health Workers in…

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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.