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…
Sylvie Djacbou
Environment
Cameroon
Sylvie grew up in the forest region of Cameroon. She describes a childhood living in peace and harmony with nature. Born on the international day…
Loice Ombajo
Health
Kenya
Loice Achieng Ombajo is an infectious disease specialist and senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi Department of Medicine. She chairs Kenya’s national working group…
Nikia Grayson
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
TN,
United States
Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C (she/her/hers) is a Reproductive Justice informed public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife who has devoted…
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…
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…
Bernard Olayo
Health
Kenya
Bernard is a public health specialist and an entrepreneur from Kenya. He is the founder of the Center for Public Health and Development, a non-profit…
Stephen Kennedy
Health
Liberia
With 27 years of experience as a medical doctor, Dr. Stephen Kennedy is the co-principal investigator (Co-PI) of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Vaccine Trial…
Shikoh Gitau
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
Kenya
Dr. Gitau was born to a poor family, but had a talent for math, and was able to get funding to pursue her MSc in…
Carl Manlan
Governance
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Carl Manlan is an economist from Côte d’Ivoire currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the Ecobank Foundation. Prior to his tenure at the…
Melissa Bosworth
Health
CO,
United States
A self-described thought disrupter and warrior for nonprofits, Melissa is the Principal of Vertical Strategies, Executive Director of the Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium, and Assistant Professor…
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…
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