Africa

Barbara Elyan Edwige Vololonarivelo is a physician with four years of experience in public health. Barbara Elyan Edwige Vololonarivelo holds a diploma in advanced studies in health care and management in tropical countries from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland. Lately, she has worked as a consultant for the National Malaria Control program… read more »

Fombah Lasana Kanneh is an entrepreneur and has been working with impoverished youths in slum communities on waste recycling for sustainable livelihood for more than three years. Fombah Lasana Kanneh is the chief executive officer of Youth Empowerment Training, a social enterprise that focuses on educating impoverished kids in slum communities with skills and materials… read more »

Voary Antenaina Velonjara is a medical doctor with over eleven years’ experience in youth development. Currently, Voary Antenaina Velonjara is a coordinator at IZA, a nonprofit organization, which she founded in 2015 to fight against youth drug addiction through art. The organization performs musicals, street shows, and movies. She employs her creativity, in designing the… read more »

Prince Moluyan Kruah has over six years of experience in the nongovernmental, private and public sectors. At the moment, Prince is the finance coordinator for the Liberian National Red Cross and the legal advisor for the Pursuit for Positive Action Youth Organization. There he provides financial guidance, ensures that all generated funds are spent in… read more »

Harenae Patricia Tahirindray currently serves as the Credit Analysts Manager with BMOI, a commercial bank in Antananarivo (BMOI) where she has worked for eight years. Harenae Patricia Tahirindray has been a member of the Catholic Association of Girl Scouts in Madagascar called Fanilon’I Madagasikara (FIM) for over 20 years.  She currently holds the position of… read more »

Muhammad Ansumana Kromah is a businessman and social entrepreneur. He has over seven years of experience in banking, business development, and social entrepreneurship. Currently, Muhammad is the General Manager of Mask Investment Limited, a company that works in the packaging and distribution of safe drinking water in response to the community water crisis. Muhammad is… read more »

Sitraka Landisoa Tafangy, Despite her job as air traffic controller, Sitraka Tafangy’s positive and energetic attitude spurred her on to study Medicine. She has graduated as a general practitioner and become an aviation medical examiner. Active and creative, Sitraka Landisoa Tafangy founded her private health clinic in 2014 with 10 female employees.As the head manager,… read more »

Musand Melody Kromah has over four years’ experience in the public health field, focusing on disease surveillance. Presently, Musand is a Disease Surveillance Investigator with the division of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology at the National Public Health Institute of Liberia. Musand Melody Kromah conducts investigations related to individuals diagnosed with infectious diseases to reduce transmission…. read more »

Felhie Urssa Sobazafy has over four years of work experience in the public administration sector, focusing on decentralization and territorial administration. She currently works as partnership head of service at the Ministry of Interior and Decentralization where she identifies and provides technical training related to public administration, local development and decentralization for Ministry agents and… read more »

Michel Sabir Michael Ratovonasy has over seven years’ experience in public administration and is now the director of the National Institute of Training within the Ministry of Employment, Technical Education and Vocational Training. The ministry is in charge of defending the rights of the workers and Sabir has a strong commitment to defend minority rights,… read more »

Evelyn Tinny Kpadeh is a three-time award-winning Liberian journalist. As a successful female journalist, she has broken into the ranks of professional journalism in Liberia’s male-dominated media environment. In 2014 she won two awards from her country’s press union as both Human Rights and Developmental Reporter of the year, and in 2013 Evelyn Tinny Kpadeh… read more »

Romuald Yvon Jean Boris has over six years of experience in the community development sector, specifically focusing on community leadership. Currently, Romuald is a voluntary Regional Representative of the NGO Big Red Earth, where Yvon Jean Boris Romuald focuses on leading students to effectively apply their knowledge to improve rural community productivity for the region…. read more »

Herodotus Sando Koryon is a Youth Peace Architect, Development Worker and Service-Learning Crusader. He is the founder and CEO of the National Service-Learning Institute, Liberia’s largest service-learning movement. Herodotus Sando Koryon is also the Liberian Country Coordinator for the World Peace Initiative Foundation. Herodotus has volunteered and worked for the Liberia YMCA for over five… read more »

Lea Arilala Razanamaria has seven years of experience in rural development, tourism, and land management. Lea Arilala Razanamaria currently works as an environment and standardization officer and interim director of the Ministry of Tourism in Alaotra Mangoro region. In this role, she focuses on the formulation of regional planning for tourism development by gathering all… read more »

Garfield A Konneh has over five years of experience in business operations and management, specifically sales and administration. Currently, Garfield is an auditor at Parker & Co LLC, a certified public accounting and business advisory firm, where he focuses on performing auditing and accounting services for several organizations. Garfield A Konneh also consults with many… read more »