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.

Muhammad Sabir

Muhammad Sabir

Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education
Pakistan

Muhammad was born in the slums of Lahore and expected never to go to school or make a meaningful life for himself, but collecting trash…

Veron Blue

Veron Blue

Health
TX, United States

Veron Blue, Founder and Executive Director of Faith & Community Wellness Center, Inc., is a local pastor, mental health coach and advocate whose passion is…

Sathya Ragu

Sathya Ragu

Food Security
India

Sathya Raghu is the Co-founder and President at Cosmos Green & Kheyti, organizations with small farmer focus that he set up after quitting his corporate…

Isabel Barbosa

Isabel Barbosa

Food Security, Governance
Brazil

Isabel is a Brazilian lawyer focused on human rights, noncommunicable diseases, and sexual and reproductive health. Currently a senior associate at the O’Neill Institute for…

Primah Kwagala

Primah Kwagala

Governance, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Uganda

Primah has handled cases involving patients, illegal detentions in health facilities, access to emergency obstetric care, access to free vital medicines, and has led teams…

Laura Bellis

Laura Bellis

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
OK, United States

Laura Bellis is a community health access strategist and organizer who focuses on breaking down social and political resource barriers. As the Executive Director of the…

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…

Oluseun Onigbinde

Oluseun Onigbinde

Governance
Nigeria

In 2011, Oluseun Onigbinde founded public data visualization platform called BudgIT, which allows anyone to access information about the Nigerian government’s budget and expenditures. BudgIT…

Dorothy Tuma

Dorothy Tuma

Governance
Uganda

Dorothy’s family fled her native Uganda during the reign of Idi Amin, joining hundreds and soon thousands of Ugandan exiles in neighboring Kenya where they…

Webster Mavhu

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Zimbabwe

Dr Webster Mavhu is a Social scientist and Global Health practitioner with a PhD in Social science & Public Health from University College London UK,…

Jemimah Njuki

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…

Francisca Mutapi

Francisca Mutapi

Health
Zimbabwe

Prof. Francisca Mutapi is an award winning global health expert empowering African scientists and policymakers to tackle infectious diseases and improve epidemic preparedness prioritizing local…

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The Aspen Global Innovators Group supports two 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.