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…
Kui Muraya
Gender Kenya
Kui is an afro-optimist and gender equity champion who believes that for the African continent to truly rise, all people regardless of gender (or any…
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…
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…
Abhilasha Karkey
Health Nepal
Abhilasha is a lead microbiologist who has worked extensively on the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). She has conducted extensive studies on the epidemiology…
Rodrigo Bazua Lobato
Health Mexico
Rodrigo is a Mexican physician committed to social justice and service to marginalized populations, and he is currently working on managing Community Health Workers in…
Boaz Keizire
Food Security Ethiopia
Boaz is the Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), based in Nairobi, which promotes better farming…
Emma Naluyima
Food Security Uganda
Dr. Emma Naluyima is a smallholder farmer in Uganda and a private veterinarian focusing on clinical medicine and herd health. She has previously worked for…
Jacques Sebisaho
Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Jacques Sebisaho, MD, is from one of the remotest places in Africa: Idjwi island in Lake Kivu between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda….
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…
Etienne BILGO
Health Burkina Faso
Etienne BILGO est un scientifique africain renommé et conférencier établi à l’Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé au Burkina Faso. Cet institut est…
Lolo Ihesie
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Nigeria
Lolo started her own social enterprise, LoloTalks, to increase comprehensive sexuality education across Nigeria, with a special focus on people in underserved communities such as…
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