An entrepreneur, activist, politician and philanthropist, Her Excellency Joyce Banda served as the President of the Republic of Malawi from 2012-2014. She was Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second. …
Annette McGee Johnson is Global Legal Counsel for Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Annette obtained her professional degrees in the state of Oregon, where she earned her B.A in …
Stacey EV Wood-Jackson is a global business development manager at Amazon Web Services, focusing on programs and partnerships which advance cloud technology adoption in emerging markets. Prior to joining …
Linda Etim has held positions focused on mitigating conflict and promoting international development throughout her career. Most recently, Ms. Etim served as the head of the Africa Bureau at the …
Chidi Blyden-Rowe is an expert on Africa’s conflicts, security and development issues. She most recently led the Africa Program at the Center for Civilians in Conflict, responsible for strategy, growth, …
Lisa Leander is an international development expert with over 15 years of experience managing capacity building projects globally. In her role as Program Manager, Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship at Vital …
Read about Mariama Keita, Communication & Partnership Advisor at USAID Africa Bureau featured in Memunatu Magazine’s Journalism Issue: MM: What do you do? When I get asked this question, …
Hi! My name is Shira Wolkenfeld and I was born and raised in Berkeley, California. I’m currently a Junior in the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington …
My name is Ngozi Ihenacho and I am a first year graduate student at George Washington University, pursuing a Public Health Communications and Marketing concentration in the Masters of Public …
Name: Vanessa dos Santos Location: Potomac, Maryland I identify as a Mozambican. MM: Tell us about yourself: Vanessa: I am from Mozambique, but I have lived in five different countries …
