Harare, Zimbabwe In the midst of a global movement of women taking strides towards political leadership, Chitsike uncovered the barriers that prevent women from succeeding in her country. After her fellowship ended in the fall of 2015, Chitsike secured funding
Tanzania Victoria Marwa Heilman (Tanzania 2016) is founder of Tanzania Women Architects for Humanity (TAWAH), an all-volunteer, NGO that she established in 2010. She is also the director at VK Green Architects Limited in Dar es Salaam. TAWAH supports inclusion
United States Austin, Texas is a city that boasts of booming technology and innovation start-ups, with a growing skyline to match. The transition in the city has been rapid and quite remarkable. However, with the growth has come a painful
Nigeria Mezuo Nwuneli (Nigeria 2015) is co-founder and managing director of Sahel Capital, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the Nigerian agribusiness sector. Nwuneli is a 2015 Global Fellow and explored agricultural finance, private equity and the use of technology
Rwanda Shivon Byamukama (Rwanda 2016) is deputy chief executive officer of Babylon Health Rwanda (Babyl), a digital healthcare provider headquartered in London, England. Byamukama is a 2016 Fellow from the Africa Regional Program and examined women’s leadership and capacity building in
United States Rhonda Broussard (USA 2014) is founder and chief executive officer of Beloved Community, a leading consulting firm on diversity, equity and inclusion. At the time of her fellowship, she led an association of language-immersion charter schools in St. Louis. She
Sri Lanka As a young technology-focused entrepreneur, Harsha Purasinghe (Sri Lanka 2014) was instrumental in initiating and leading a unique social innovation in the aftermath of an Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. He developed “DEWN – Disaster & Emergency Warning
Sri Lanka Chevaan Daniel (Sri Lanka 2017) oversees News 1st, Sri Lanka’s largest independent news network of TV and radio stations. It is a subsidiary of the Capital Maharaja Organization, which includes renewable energy, national security and infrastructure businesses. While on
Sri Lanka As chief growth officer at MAS Holdings, Nathan Sivagananathan (Sri Lanka 2015) is charged with generating new businesses that will be valued at $2 billion goal by 2020. A 2014 Eisenhower Fellow, his goal was to foster small