Metsehate Ayenekulu
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Ethiopia
Metsehate is a public health and gender expert who leads a program that teaches teenage brides about family planning. Her interest is in adolescent and…
Juliet Otieno
Health Kenya
Juliet Awuor Otieno, the founder of Mwanadada CBO, Mwanadada communication digital communication consultancy, and an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders Foundation, is a Masters student of Development Communication and…
Jeffrey Misomali
Food Security Malawi
Jeffrey Misomali spent his youth in the shadow of Africa’s AIDS epidemic, and now he is helping to mount Africa’s counter-attack. A citizen of Malawi,…
Niyigena Pierre Celestin
Health Rwanda
Niyigena Pierre Celestin has 15 years of experience in Public Health-related programs, including program implementation, supervision, clinical training, research, and quality improvement. He holds an…
Andrew Mude
Governance Kenya
Andrew is a principal economist and project leader at the International Livestock Research Institute based in Nairobi, Kenya, where he is taking the lead in…
Jerry Blassigname
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship SC, United States
Jerry Blassingame is founder and CEO of Soteria Community Development Corporation in Greenville, SC, where he trains previously incarcerated individuals during their reentry process. After dropping out…
Robert Agyarkor
Health Ghana
Robert is a Global Health and International Development practitioner with 25 years of experience, known for his expertise and advocacy on public health issues, poverty…
Koketso Moeti
Governance South Africa
Koketso Moeti has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people power. She…
Gloria Agyare
Education, Environment, Food Security Ghana
Gloria Agyare is a passionate young Ghanaian environmentalist and advocate for sustainable agri-food systems. She collaborates closely with local farmers and the youth, championing eco-friendly…
Walter Ochieng
Health Kenya
Walter is a surgeon and public health economist who currently works with the CDC’s Center for Global Health. While in Kenya, he spearheaded a program…
Mohamed Bailor Barrie
Health Sierra Leone
Mohamed grew up in rural Sierra Leone and earned money to complete his high school education by selling candy, roast meat and kerosene by the…
Bernard Olayo
Health Kenya
Bernard is a public health specialist and an entrepreneur from Kenya. He is the founder of the Center for Public Health and Development, a non-profit…
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