Nicolle Gonzales
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights NM, United States
Nicolle Gonzales is a certified Nurse-Midwife and founder of the Changing Woman Initiative, a New Mexico-based organization to advance indigenous women’s reproductive rights. She focuses on…
Omezzine Khelifa
Governance Tunisia
Omezzine is a Tunisian activist who now serves as president and founder of “Mobdi’un” a non-profit that promotes youth social inclusion and social transformation through…
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…
Margaret Nigba
Gender, Governance Liberia
Margaret is founder and executive director of Her Voice Liberia, which provides legal services and access to justice for marginalized and vulnerable women and girls…
Esther Ngumbi
Food Security Kenya
Dr. Esther Ngumbi is a 2007 recipient for the highly competitive American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship. She has been featured in the…
Janet Midega
Health Kenya
Janet is a scientist at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program in Kilifi, Kenya and currently holds a research associate position between KWTRP and the University…
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…
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…
Taha Sabri
Health Pakistan
Taha Sabri is a doctor who works in public health in Pakistan. He completed his medical studies from Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi and…
Dieter Cantu
Social Justice - Equity TX, United States
Dieter Cantu is an advocate for youth impacted by the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, and an expert in policy reform. His lived experience…
Edinah Masiyiwa
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Zimbabwe
Edinah directs an NGO that promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zimbabwe. “My passion for women’s rights and gender equality is derived from…
Fredros Okumu
Health Kenya
Fredros is currently the director of science at the Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania’s premier health research institution. In this role, he is focused on malaria…
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