Fellows in the News: May 2023

1. Juliet Otieno, an Aspen New Voices 2021 Fellow, the founder of “Skiza Mwanadada Initiative” has successfully registered the organization as a nonprofit in Kenya. With the continuous support of another Aspen fellow Rosleine Orwa, they were able to register the NGO. Roseline also runs an NGO by the name of “Rona Foundation” in Kenya …

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Fellows in the News: January 2023

1. Kennedy Odede Listed Among Top 100 Influential Kenyans Aspen New Voices 2013 Fellow Kennedy Odede has been named among 100 most influential Kenyans of 2022. On January 3, Madonna visited Kennedy’s organization SHOFCO and on January 11 Kennedy was featured in the New York Times. 2. Agnes Igoye received an award at Uganda Diaspora …

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Roads Are Essential to Rural Agriculture

Last month, I visited a privately-owned farm estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The drive time from where I set out to the farm estate should have been around 20 minutes. Unfortunately, it took 45 minutes to get there, thanks to flooded roads and numerous potholes, which covered three-quarters of the trip. The condition of the …

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What Should the New Water Ministry Do?

By 2020, 21 Indian cities are expected to reach groundwater levels of zero, which will affect water access for 100 million people. Nearly half of India is already under drought during the summertime, and the current water crisis in Chennai is the latest example of what could soon happen to the country. The new government …

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The Age of the Internet Calls for Younger Leaders

Days before Algeria’s 82-year-old strongman president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted from power, the country made one last ditch attempt to keep control: it shut down the internet. A few weeks later, 75-year-old Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s rule ended with a picture of mainly female protestors going viral on social media platforms. If there has been any common …

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