1. Mercy Lung’aho, an Aspen New Voices 2017 Fellow, recently started a new role as Africa Director, Child Health and Development, at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). 2. Etta Madete, an Aspen New Voices 2020 Fellow, is enrolled in the inaugural Masters in Real Estate Degree Program at Harvard University Graduate School of Design for the fall.
1. Safura Abdool Karim, an Aspen New Voices 2020 Fellow, has been recognised by a YouTube-supported ranking list as a role model Senior Executive who is championing diversity, equity and inclusion within the corporate environment globally. 2. Ndidi Nwuneli, an Aspen New Voices 2018 Fellow was invited by the United Nations Secretary-General – H.E António …
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 …
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 …
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 …