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.

Masooma Ranalvi

Masooma Ranalvi

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
India

Masooma is an activist who leads efforts to advance the goal of ending female genital mutilation in India by working closely with members of her…

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Renzo Guinto

Renzo Guinto

Environment
Philippines

A 2016 Aspen New Voices Fellow, Renzo R. Guinto, MD DrPH is Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health…

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Edward Mabaya

Edward Mabaya

Food Security
Zimbabwe

Dr. Edward Mabaya is the sixth of 10 children born to a Zimbabwean smallholder family who scraped by growing maize, cabbages, potatoes and yams mainly…

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Jamila Headley

Jamila Headley

Social Justice - Equity
Barbados

Jamila is the managing director of the Health Global Access Project (or Health GAP)–an advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines…

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Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou

Abdoul-Moumini Mouhou

Gender
Niger

Abdoul Moumouni is a statistician and demographer who works for women’s reproductive health and rights in the Sahelian context. He advocates for a sustainable socioeconomic…

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Maymunah Kadiri

Maymunah Kadiri

Health
Nigeria

Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri is a psychiatrist, mental health advocate and coach who is passionate about people’s mental wellness and provides workable tips and tools…

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Maji Hailemariam

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…

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Abraham Leno

Abraham Leno

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Guinea

A former refugee in Guinea, Abraham watched his mother sell her jewelry when there was nothing left to trade just to feed the family. He…

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Bowel Diop

Bowel Diop

Gender, Health
Senegal

Bowel Diop is a social and solidarity economy specialist passionate about knowledge sharing and social innovation. An expert in project design and fundraising, she is…

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Andre Ndayambaje

Andre Ndayambaje

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Rwanda

Andre is a midwife and neonatal nurse who is passionate about ending preventable maternal and child deaths. He was drawn to midwifery after nearly losing…

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Safura Abdool Karim

Safura Abdool Karim

Health
South Africa

Safura grew up during South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy, on the frontlines of the country’s fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Inspired by the…

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Shadia Elshiwy

Shadia Elshiwy

Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Egypt

Shadia is a physician and public health expert focusing on sexual and reproductive health and preventing gender-based violence in the Middle East and North Africa….

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