Meet the Fellows
Looking for amazing local leaders? Simply scroll down. These are the changemakers who are part of Segal’s African Visionary Fellowship, blazing trails from law and livelihoods to water and health.
2024 Fellows
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Berry Numbi
Berry, a professional engineer, drives social and economic transformation through innovation and technology.
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Bright Shitemi
The founder of Mental 360 with a belief that conversations save lives, Bright stands at the forefront of youth-focused mental health initiatives.
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Dineo Mkwezalamba
Dineo is a dedicated social entrepreneur focused on empowering youth and women to drive economic development in rural areas.
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Doris Mollel
A compassionate humanitarian, Doris has dedicated her life to saving preterm babies in Tanzania.
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Kazi Mghendi
As the founder of Elimu Fanaka, Kazi engages the community to collectively address challenges and develop sustainable solutions that foster a conducive learning environment for all.
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Kellen Msseemmaa
Kellen founded Empowered Girls, aiming to provide mentorship opportunities for young women and improve educational outcomes.
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Koshuma Mtengeti
Koshuma is the founder and executive director of Children’s Dignity Forum, a relentless advocate for child and women’s rights in Tanzania.
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Lwidiko Mhamilawa
Lwidiko is the co-founder of ProjeKt Inspire, a social enterprise focused on promoting a child-centered approach to STEM learning.
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Manzi Norman
Manzi is the founder of Dream Village, dedicated to providing comprehensive support services for children, adolescents, and young people living with HIV in Rwanda.
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Mary Kibai
Mary leads GRACE Initiative, a community-driven nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children in Kenya.
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Murendi Mafumo
Murendi is the founder of Kusini Water, a social enterprise dedicated to uplifting communities by ensuring access to clean drinking water.
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Muthi Nhlema
The founder of BASEflow, Muthi leads a bunch of mavericks crazy enough to believe that “a world where no borehole runs dry” is a vision worth fighting for.
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Nancy Abraham Sumari
Nancy founded Jenga Hub driven by the belief that every child deserves access to quality education, regardless of background or circumstance.
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Nasser Diallo
Nasser is the founder and CEO of Clinic+O, a pioneering social enterprise dedicated to crafting technology-driven primary healthcare solutions.
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Neema Magimba
Neema is the co-founder of a groundbreaking digital platform that offers accessible and affordable legal services in Tanzania.
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Victoria Marwa Heilman
As co-founder of Tanzania Women Architects for Humanity, Victoria leads initiatives to address housing challenges in impoverished communities.
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2023 Fellows
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Aaron Kirunda
Aaron Kirunda is the founder and CEO of enjuba, a Ugandan organization working to catalyze children’s literacy and executive function skills through programs that create a spark to make learning fun.
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Abaas Mpindi
Abaas Mpindi is developing the next generation of journalists in Uganda through the youth-driven nonprofit Media Challenge Initiative that provides training, mentorship, and experiential peer-to-peer learning.
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Armand Ijimbere
Upon seeing the misery and distress of vulnerable patients in Burundi’s public hospitals, Armand founded Nacham Africa to ensure hospitalization with dignity and socioeconomic stability after discharge.
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Delphine Uwamahoro
Delphine is a global health professional whose creativity comes to life through Our Sisters’ Opportunity, a fashion and agribusiness socioeconomic skilling program for girls and women in rural Rwanda.
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Evodius Gervas Kikarugaha
Gervas is an activist for youth and women’s empowerment, working through Hakizetu Organization to prevent gender-based violence and promote sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents and youth in Tanzania.
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Hugues Hardy Ruremesha
A former Boy Scout, Hardy formed Spring Communities to work towards a world where every young person is a changemaker in their community.
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Jackie Bomboma
A survivor of teenage pregnancy, Jackie used her own experiences to found Young Strong Mothers Foundation—an organization that helps vulnerable girls and young women in Tanzania achieve the dreams that were taken from them by circumstances.
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Patience Khembo
Patience’s passion for improving the learning outcomes is embodied as Ladder to Learning, through which students in Malawi can access diverse educational services to complement their academics.
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2022 Fellows
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Bahati Satir Omar
Bahati is an experienced trainer and consultant on disability equality and inclusion, as well as the founder of Uwezo Youth Empowerment.
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Christelle Kwizera
As founder of Water Access Rwanda, Christelle is a social entrepreneur interested in initiatives around environmental and youth issues.
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Esther Soti
Esther is a social scientist, as well as the founder and executive director of DEVLINK in Kenya.
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Florence Namaganda
Florence is a philanthropist, a neurodevelopmental therapist, and director of Mukisa Foundation in Uganda.
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James Gondwe
As founder of Centre for Youth and Development, James leverages IT to create access to meaningful education in Malawi.
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John Rexford Nzira
John is a pan-African at heart and executive director of Twende Social Innovation Center in Tanzania.
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Kiiya Joel Kiiya
Development specialist Kiiya is founder of C-Sema. He pioneered the formation of the National Child Helpline in Tanzania.
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Mariam Abdalla
Mariam is the acting executive director of Safari Doctors. She is passionate about breaking down gender barriers and mentoring women in her community.
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Teresa Njoroge
Teresa is a social and criminal justice reforms and system change influencer. She is the founder and CEO of Clean Start Solutions.
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Trésor Nzengu Mpauni
Trésor, widely known by his pen name Menes la Plume, is a refugee artist and founder of Tumaini Letu in Malawi.
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Yukabeth Kidenda
Yukabeth is the CEO of Teach for Kenya and an advocate for creating access to quality education that suits the 21st century demand.
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2021 Fellows
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Claire Uwineza
Claire is a dreamer and a strategist and interim executive director of Resonate.
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Humphrey Nabimanya
Humphrey is a youth activist and the founder and CEO of Reach A Hand Uganda.
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Jean Michel Habineza
Jean Michel co-founded iDebate Rwanda, training secondary students in the art of debate and public speaking.
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Maria Omare
Award-winning disability inclusion advocate Maria Omare is the founder and executive director of The Action Foundation.
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Micheline Barandereka
Micheline Barandereka is the founder and executive director of Shekinah Center in Burundi.
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Moses Ssenyonjo
Moses is a passionate educator. He is the director of Rwamagana Leaders’ School/ Rwanda School Project.
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Nicholas Kalinge
Nicholas is co-founder and CEO at Max Dental, an entrepreneur, and a passionate dentist.
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Wangiwe Joanna Kambuzi
Through her passion for youth and community development, Wangiwe founded Mzuzu E-Hub and currently works as managing director.
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2020 Fellows
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Brenda Shuma
Pediatric occupational therapist Brenda Shuma is co-founder and director of the Gabriella Centre in Moshi, Tanzania.
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Dan Eddie Nthara
Dan is the executive director of the Foundation for Community and Capacity Development (FOCCAD).
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Daniel Ogola
Dan is the founder and CEO of Matibabu Foundation, a charitable health organization.
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Hastings Nhlane
Hastings is the co-founder and CEO of ACADES, the largest network of youth in agribusiness in Malawi.
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Rebeca Gyumi
A lawyer by profession, Rebeca is the founder and executive director of Msichana Initiative.
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Robert Dolo
Dr. Dolo, founder of New Sight Eye Center, serves as executive director and the head cataract surgeon.
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Susan Babirye
Public health specialist Susan Babirye serves as deputy executive director of Kabubbu Development Project.
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2019 Fellows
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Butoto Bigiri Naum
Butoto Bigiri Naum is CEO of UGEAFI, supporting rural communities in DRC.
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Dorcas Amakobe
Dorcas leads vision, strategy, and growth as executive director of Moving the Goalposts.
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Esther Mukundane
A development expert focused on nutrition and agriculture, Esther leads Gardens for Health.
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Joseph Nkurunziza
Joseph leads a team of health workers as director of programs at St. Francis Health Care Services.
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Maanda Ngoitiko
Maanda is a Maasai woman from Loliondo and co-founder and executive director of the Pastoral Women’s Council.
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Marie Da Silva
After seeing the devastation AIDS had wrought in her home village, Marie founded the Jacaranda School for Orphans.
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Mercy Chikhosi Kafotokoza
Mercy Chikhosi Kafotokoza serves as founder and executive director of Wandikweza.
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Patience Musiwa-Mkandawire
As executive director, Patience oversees Fount for Nations’ operational, programmatic, and financial activities.
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Racheal Hope
Racheal is the grants coordinator and communications officer of Father Alex You Memorial School.
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2018 Fellows
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Anastasia Juma
Rogue nun Anastasia Juma is the founder and director of Our Lady of Perpetual Support (OLPS).
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Cathreen Chirwa
Cathreen is the executive director of There Is Hope, a Malawian NGO that works with refugees.
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Emery Emerimana
Emery is the national director of Maison Shalom International, an organization that restores dignity to orphans of war, AIDS, street children, minors in prison, and other children living in difficulty.
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Linda Kamau
Trailblazer Linda Kamau is the co-founder and managing director of AkiraChix.
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Paul Moturi
From the struggle of no school fees to multiple university degrees, Paul is working to promote equitable learning opportunities for students in Africa’s rural and under-resourced areas.
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Pauline Wanja
Pauline champions alumni engagement in Kenyan schools as executive director of Future First Kenya.
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Virginie Niyizigama
Virginie is the co-founder and national coordinator of Faith in Action.
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2017 Fellows
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Ange Muyubira
Ange Muyubira is the founder and executive director of Kaz’O’zah Art, an organization that trains and employs over 144 Burundian artisans.
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Barbara Birungi Mutabazi
Barbara Birungi Mutabazi is the founder of Women in Technology Uganda.
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Charles Odhiambo
Charles serves as executive director of Ujima Foundation. He has helped over 2,500 orphaned young people access jobs and achieve self–reliance.
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Faraja Nyalandu
Faraja established Shule Direct, providing comprehensive web and mobile educational platforms to over a million in- and out-of-school youth.
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Grâce-Françoise Nibizi
Grâce-Françoise Nibizi founded SaCoDé in 2010 to empower underprivileged women and youth to take charge of their own lives and live in dignity.
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Jedidah Maina
Jade is executive director of Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH).
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Joachim Ewechu
Joachim is co-founder and CEO of Shona, which grows East African good businesses.
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Joseph Kandiyesa
Joseph Kandiyesa has served as director of Kindle Orphan Outreach since December 2014.
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Khadija Omar Rama
Khadija is an educational psychologist and founder of the Pepo la Tumaini Jangwani.
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Monica Nyiraguhabwa
Monica is the co-founder and executive director of Girl Up Initiative Uganda.
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Olivia Mugabirwe
Olivia, the executive director of PeerLink Initiative Uganda, is empowering women and youth.
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Robert Kalyesubula
Grassroots champion Dr. Robert is the founder and president of ACCESS Uganda.
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Solomon King Benge
Solomon is the founder and executive director of Fundi Bots, providing hands-on, practical STEM education to Ugandan youth.
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Spès Nihangaza
Spès Nihangaza is the co-founder of FVS-AMADE and has also been its executive director since the organization’s inception in 1992.
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Wendo Aszed
Wendo Aszed is the founder of Dandelion Africa, which works to provide sexual reproductive health and entrepreneurial support for girls, women, and youth.
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Willie Mpasuka
Willie Mpasuka leads Rays of Hope, a local NGO that has the biggest teacher network in Malawi.
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