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…
Nafisatu Chinery
Environment Ghana
Chinery is passionate about promoting women’s rights in African countries. In her role at AWDF, she works with women-led organizations to build their leadership and…
Dorian Burton
Social Justice - Equity NC, United States
Dr. Dorian Burton is a husband, father, and faith-driven investor with nearly two decades of experience in social and impact investing. Growing up in Rialto,…
Brenda Moore
Education Liberia
Brenda’s road to activism began with a simple realization: there are no public libraries in Liberia. During the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Brenda began teaching her…
Nay Lin Tun
Health Myanmar
Nay Lin Tun is an emergency medical doctor who works in Rakhine State. He provides medical care via mobile community-based healthcare to the Rohingya people…
Mmaki Jantjies
Education South Africa
Mmaki conducts education technology research focused on increasing STEM education across the African continent through mobile technology. As one of the first black, female South…
Folake Kio-Olayinka
Health Nigeria
Dr. Folake Kio-Olayinka is a Senior Technical Immunization Officer at the John Snow Inc. Immunization Center. She has extensive experience with polio from her time…
Anatole Manzi
Health Rwanda
Anatole grew up in the hills of rural Rwanda, ensuring the family livestock stayed out of trouble. “My sense of responsibility comes from being a…
Jemimah Njuki
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Gender Kenya
Jemimah is the Chief of Economic Empowerment for UN Women where she has a global policy role helping the organization promote women’s ability to secure…
Deborah Ahenkorah Osei-Agyekum
Education Ghana
Deborah Ahenkorah is passionate about reading, and about bringing African children compelling stories that will encourage a life-long engagement with books and literacy. “Imagine that…
Egerton Neto
Gender Brazil
Five years ago, Egerton came out as a gay man in one of the largest Brazilian newspapers. Since that time, he has been a fierce…
Adrienne Crawford
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights DC, United States
Adrienne Crawford is a Certified Nurse Midwife who believes black women thrive with culturally competent care. She practices at Community of Hope in Washington DC, where some…
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