Isabelle Kamariza
Food Security Rwanda
Isabelle Kamariza is a philanthropist and social change maker. She is the president and founder of Solid’Africa, a Rwandan social enterprise founded in 2010 whose…
Deborah Nakatudde
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Uganda
Nakatudde Deborah is the founder and Executive Director of Serving Lives Under Marginalization -SLUM an organization in Uganda that provides SRHR services, HIV prevention, care…
Ndidi Nwuneli
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Food Security Nigeria
Ndidi is a serial social entrepreneur who has worked in international development for the past 22 years. As founder of LEAP Africa, one of Nigeria’s…
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…
Masego Madzwamuse
Environment, Governance Botswana
Over the course of Masego’s career, she has worked on the rights of communities in conservation and has supported social movements advocating for social and…
Damaris Matoke-Muhia
Health Kenya
Damaris is a molecular biology scientist working on the control of vector borne diseases. She holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine and a Masters in…
Nelson Olanipekun
Governance Nigeria
Nelson Olanipekun is founder and executive director of Citizens Gavel, a Nigerian NGO aimed at improving the access to justice and citizen engagement through the…
Julia Corvalan
Governance Paraguay
Julia Corvalan is an international development practitioner from Paraguay. Having worked in the field since 2007, Julia has expertise in a variety of areas ranging…
Mariana Assis
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Brazil
Mariana Prandini Assis is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Federal University of Goiás, in Brazil, and a co-founder of the Margarida Alves Collective…
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…
Tabitha Saoyo Griffith
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Tabitha is a human rights lawyer in Kenya, who litigates on behalf of marginalized women. She specializes in issues related to safe abortion, forced sterilization…
Monalisa Padhee
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights India
Monalisa is a medical researcher who focuses on women’s health in rural India. She earned her PhD in Australia, studying the impact of prenatal and…
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