Founding Member and Deputy Executive Director, Medical Doctors For Choice (MDFC) | Rwanda Nsabimana Claude is an advocate and a passionate pro-choice physician in Rwanda. He is working to advance access for girls and women to high-quality sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, especially safe abortion, without stigma, judgment and discrimination. He is extending the network of pro-choice … Read More
Loza Admassu
Active member, Ethiopian Medical Students’ Association | Ethiopia Loza Admassu is a medical student who advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in her society. She is the creator and host of Tankua, a local podcast on SRHR issues. Lozu served as the national officer for sexual and reproductive health and rights in her association and dreams to … Read More
Elezer Berhanu Zewde
Youth Council, Talent Youth Association | Ethiopia Elezer Berhanu Zewde is a youth sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice (SRHRJ) advocate. In one of his roles, he serves as a Youth Council at Talent Youth Association where he works to ensure meaningful youth participation within the organization and its projects, which are mostly centered around sexual and reprodcutive health … Read More
Maleiya Porter-Jones
Co-chair, PPGC Young Leaders Board, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | United States Maleiya Porter-Jones is a communications specialist with nearly ten years of experience in digital storytelling and social media messaging. She is a pleasure advocate and is passionate about normalizing sexual health awareness and communication about sexual health within the Black community, specifically Black women and college students. Maleiya … Read More
Zayan
Programme Associate, Nazariya Foundation | India Zayan (he/him) is a trained educator. He is currently working as a Programme Associate at Nazariya Foundation and is committed to making education inclusive of queer and trans* people. Zayan earned a Master’s degree in education from Ambedkar University Delhi and has experience teaching children in government schools. Zayan has written on teacher education … Read More
Mirandy Li
MD/PhD Candidate, LSUHSC | United States Mirandy Li grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina. After witnessing the health and resource disparities that resulted from the storm, she was inspired to go to medical school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC). As the only queer woman of color in her medical school … Read More
Chala Kenenisa Edae
Executive Director, Youth Empowerment Society (YES) | Ethiopia Chala Kenenisa Edae is a public servant and leader. In his current role, he leads and serves young people through a nonprofit organization, Youth Empowerment Society (YES). YES is focused on youth entrepreneurship, health, education, and academic support. Chala is passionately interested in social justice, empowerment for young people, and is a … Read More
Dagmawit Workagegnehu
Founder & Project Manager, Safer-SRHR | Ethiopia Dagmawit Workagegnehu is a Women Deliver Young Leader and recent graduate of Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences with her Doctor of Medicine. She leads sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programs in Ethiopia and works to empower young people in reproductive health. She is a founder and project manager … Read More
Shubhangani Jain
Lead – Healthcare Pillar, Solidarity Foundation | India Shubhangani Jain is a young professional in the social impact sector committed to advancing human rights of the most marginalized communities. She is currently working with sex worker and LGBTIAQ+ communities to advance their sexual and reproductive health rights, address violence against them, and strengthen their security. With a diverse work portfolio … Read More
Sophie Sanchez
Public Affairs Intern, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast | United States Sophie Sanchez is a Public Affairs intern at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a passionate advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Sophie is a current student at Tulane University, studying public health and gender and sexuality studies. She is a Newcomb Scholar and … Read More
