Director

Molecular Biochemist and Mandela Washington Fellow (ASU)

Volunteer

Inutu Kaluba has a Degree in Human Biology at the university of Zambia. Currently a Final year medical student at university of Zambia and stage 3 Masters of Public health(MPH) candidate at the University of Lusaka (UNILUS). Inutu is Passionate about medical research and community development.

Volunteer

Alhassan Ibrahim Abubakar is a Ghanaian and a multiple award winning radio presenter/journalist. He enjoys working with people that have a strong desire to make a positive change in the lives of people.

Volunteer

Landilani Tembo is a dedicated junior medical doctor who is passionate about vaccinations, public health, non-communicable diseases and how they all inter-relate. Fervent advocate for medical students’ vaccination against hepatitis B virus.

Volunteer

Dhruv is a medical doctor from Zambia. He is interested public health and epidemiology, and is currently pursuing a masters at the University of Oxford. Dhruv loves running mentorship program with 1Day Africa and connecting with medical students through it.

Volunteer

Esther Priscilla B. Danquah is a Physician Specialist - Public Health, Municipal Director of Health Service and a member of the National Chemoprevention Expert Committee in Ghana. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow (SU). Esther is passionate about Research, leadership, health policy and management.

Malaria Country Lead

Abdul is a Zanzibari and Tanzanian Policy Advocate and Researcher with focus in Coastal Affairs and Global Health and Development.

Malaria Country Lead

Jean-Vincent Lamien is a medical doctor and a 2023 Mandela Washington Fellow from Burkina Faso. He is a clinician investigator in the clinical trial of the malaria vaccine R21/Matrix M at the Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro. Jean-Vincent is passionate about vaccinology, health policy, and management. He advocates for equitable distribution and accessibility of the malaria vaccine in Africa.

Malaria Country Lead

Thandiwe is a Public Health Specialist with 10+ years experience in public health work.

Malaria Country Lead

Elvis Nshimba is the Founder and CEO of Umoja Sport Foundation, whose mission is to create a safe and thriving community for all people through sport, education, and economic empowerment. 

Elvis has a bachelor’s in English and African Culture from the Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Lubumbashi University. Through the delivery of sport-for-development sessions, Elvis has impacted hundreds of teachers, coaches, and community leaders across Africa. He has seen sport transform lives in Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

Oversight Committee

Melaku is Executive Director of Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD). He is a disability rights advocate with interdisciplinary areas of expertise in disability and development with more than eight years development and implementation of high impact disability inclusive development programs. Melaku co-founded and currently serves as Vice President at the Ethiopian Lawyers with Disabilities Association. Melaku holds an MSW in Social Work, LLB in law and BA in Public Administration and Development Management.

Oversight Committee

Bwalya is a seasoned educator that is passionate about using her experiences and skills to empower women & girls through alternative educational interventions. Bwalya holds a BA in Education & an MA in Development Studies.

Oversight Committee

Kayan is an activist and human rights lawyer. She has worked with vulnerable groups over the past 10 years to ensure that they are empowered, their voices are represented, and their rights are realized through an intersectional feminist approach.

Oversight Committee

Stephen Agbenyo is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Social Science of the St. Paul’s University in Kenya. He is the Executive Director of Savana Signatures, a Ghanaian based Non Profit Organisation and also a Part Time Lecturer at the Tamale Technical University.

Oversight Committee

Simon received a B.Sc. In Petroleum Geoscience and Production at Makerere University through an exclusive DAFI Scholarship. Marot is currently pursuing a MSc. in Energy Economics and Governance at Makerere University Business School- Kampala. As a Youth Leader, Marot Co-founded the South Sudan Science Club (SSSC) whose focus is environmental protection and Climate Change.

Oversight Committee

​Lily Okeyo is the founder of Work Her Dream Organization. She is a trained psychologist with a Bachelor of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from Moi University in Kenya.