Ilwad Elman is a Somali-Canadian social activist. She works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu alongside her mother Fartuun Adan, the NGO’s founder. She was voted the African Young Personality of the Year during the 2016 Africa Youth Awards. She is responsible for designing and overseeing the Elman Peace & Human …
Jahkini Bisselink is both a Gen Z member and a Gen Z expert. Born in Amsterdam in 1999 to a Dutch mother and a father from Guyana, she was politically aware from a young age. That is why she applied to be the Dutch UN Youth representative, a role she served in from 2017 for …
Mambu Sherman is the founding Executive Director of Southern Communities Initiative. Mambu has spent his career building and scaling impact-driven initiatives that promote economic justice and equity, forging innovative cross-sector partnerships and implementing complex systems-change projects at both the national and local community level. Prior to joining the Initiative, Mambu served as Vice President, Global …
Monique Rodrigues do Prado is a Human rights Defender and Researcher & Lawyer. On-Demand Fellow of African Descendant Social Entrepreneurship (2023). Former United Nations fellow (2022). Selected one of the Young Leaders of Latin America by the American program YLAI (2021). As a master’s degree student of Humanities and human rights at the biggest University …
Hamzat Lawal (Hamzy!) is an activist who has successfully led grassroots campaigns in over 40 African countries with over nine years experience in the non-profit sector and specializes in practical issues associated with Climate Change, Open Data, advocacy campaigns and development policies as it affects rural communities. Hamzy is also the Co-Founder of Follow The …
Kim Smouter is the Director General, European Network Against Racism (ENAR) with a mandate to guide its institutional development and operations. He is in charge of organisational, financial, and administrative management of ENAR and its Foundation, supervising a talented team of experts. For 9+ years, he led ESOMAR’s Public Affairs and Professional Standards teams and …
Aysha Jones is the Founder of Black Lives Matter; Sweden and an early disruptor in the fashion and beauty industry. She is the CEO of By Aysha Jones and owner of FÄRG MAKEUP, awarded for both her entrepreneurship and activism, blogger and columnist at one of Sweden’s largest feministic magazines. Aysha lectures on issues regarding …
Dami Falade is the CEO and Founder of Instituto ÈKÓ, a center for learning yorùbá language, history and culture. Congratulations!! Please note: To nominate other high achievers of African Descent Worldwide, visit http://www.mipad.org/nominate To become a MIPADian, enroll for Connectology: A Practical Guide to Connect for Success www.mipad.org/connectology To begin to think and operate like a true MIPADian, enroll …
Dr. Khalifa Ababacar Sy Diop, a native of the Republic of Mali, holds a Ph.D. in Technology Economics and Management. He is a distinguished member of several organizations, including the Federation of China-Africa Friendship Associations, where he serves as the External Affairs Secretary. Additionally, he is the first foreign Investment Advisor of Changsha City, the …
Korrine Sky is the Founder, Africans in Ukraine Education Fund. She was born in Zimbabwe and raised in Leicester, UK, then moved to Ukraine to pursue her medical studies. But when the Russian military attacked Kyiv, she knew she had to escape with her fiancé, a neurosurgeon, to ensure their safety. She encountered difficulties trying …