A sampling of the ways NVF Senior Fellows soared in 2020 — 2013 class: · Jacques Sebisaho was selected as a 2020 Emerson Collective Dial Fellow. The fellowship “equips remarkable social entrepreneurs with new communications tools to strengthen their voices and extend the impact of their work.” · Kennedy Odede was awarded the Head of State’s Commendation by President …
The New Voices team sends its congratulations to 2020 Fellow Danjuma Adda, president-elect of the World Hepatitis Alliance. As a medical doctor and a person living with hepatitis, Dr. Adda is a powerful advocate for preventing noncommunicable diseases. Through the New Voices Fellowship, Dr. Adda has deepened his media and advocacy skills to shine a …
Congratulations to New Voices Senior Fellows Dr. Dixon Chibanda of Friendship Bench Global and Koketso Moeti of amandla.mobi for being selected as 2020 winners of the inaugural Elevate Prize. The goal of the prize is to find extraordinary, purpose-driven leaders all around the world, and to provide them with resources and support to dramatically increase their …
In 2018, Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng took the stage at Aspen Ideas: Health Festival. “What will the next phase of my journey look like?”, she asked the universe. The universe has answered: UN Special Rapporteur for Health. Today, the Aspen New Voices Fellowship congratulates Dr. T, as she is affectionately known, on her new role. Dr …
Phyllis Omido has won a landmark class action suit against the owners of a lead smelter plant on behalf of the Owimo Uhuru community in Mombasa, Kenya. The “ruling comes after years of grassroots work by environmental activist Phyllis Omido, who launched a legal challenge against the government and the smelting plant owners, accusing them …