Climate and health are deeply connected.
This World Health Day, we are highlighting how environmental changes are shaping health outcomes in communities around the world.
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This Earth Month, we are spotlighting leaders across the Aspen Global Innovators Group who are advancing climate and environmental solutions rooted in local knowledge and everyday action.
Follow along throughout April as we share their insights.
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Women’s leadership is sustained by the wisdom we inherit and pass on.
As we close Women’s History Month, we celebrate the women who shaped us, and the leaders we continue to become — together.
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Meet Dr. Folake Olayinka, our Senior Fellow — a global immunization expert and strategist.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Folake led efforts to expand global vaccine access, translating policy into action across more than 100 countries.
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On Friday, April 10, expect bold, future-shaping conversations from the intersection of gender, health, and climate to rethinking digital health through human-centered design.
If you are interested in joining us, email globalinnovators@aspeninstitute.org.
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Leadership isn’t about silencing doubt — it’s about choosing which voices to carry forward.
Women’s leadership is strengthened by the voices that lift us — and the courage to keep going.
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This Women’s History Month, the Aspen Institute convened a powerful conversation on the deeper side of leadership, featuring fellows who shared their origin stories, unexpected lessons, and the women who shaped them.
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In early February, the High-Level Strategy Group convened in Bellagio, Italy, where twenty-one experts worked to shape an action-oriented roadmap for the next phase of global cooperation and development assistance.
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Today, we are spotlighting our Senior New Voices Fellow and CEO of Qhala, Shikoh Gitau and her team, who together brought bold ecosystem leadership to the India AI Impact Summit last week.
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A powerful piece from Mariama Jobarteh explores the complex intersections of law, culture, and gender justice in The Gambia’s ongoing debate over female genital mutilation (FGM).
www.aspenglobalinnovators.org/en/stories/t...
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Congratulations to Stephanie Musho, human rights lawyer and our Senior New Voices Fellow, on being named one of La Mode Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Leading African Women.
She is both a dreamer and a doer.
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The Healthy Communities Fellowship supports leaders who are already on the ground, driving innovative, community-rooted solutions to improve health and well-being.
Nominations close on January 25 at midnight. Submit a nomination today.
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Nominations for the Healthy Communities Fellowship, a year-long program of communications and advocacy training that will support US-based leaders are now OPEN!
Nominate today: aspeninstitute.tfaforms.net/5146686
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Nominations for the Healthy Communities Fellowship will open TOMORROW!
www.aspenglobalinnovators.org/en/programs/healthy-communities-fellowship/
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We are thrilled to have Ambassador Thilmeeza Hussain, Senior New Voices Fellow, taking over our Instagram (@aspenglobalinnovators) today to share her insights on #COP30.
Don’t miss her insights from years of leadership across the UN and climate movements.
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The Aspen Global Innovators Group was founded on the principle that those closest to the challenge have solutions grounded in lived experience and expertise.
On this #givingtuesday, join us in championing local experts by donating to AGI today: as.pn/award
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Since the founding of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, we believe that innovation is the activation of new and breakthrough ideas and the forging of new connections to drive transformative social impact and sustainable positive change.
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Peggy Clark joined a panel "From Spark to Solution: Scaling Innovations for Jobs and Development" with Juliano Seabra of the IDB Bank and Lisa Finneran of the WorldBank during the World Bank Annual Meetings at the Knowledge Café.
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"Literacy is not a relic."
Brandi Coleman, our 2025 Healthy Communities fellow, published her first op-ed on the concerning drop of reading intentions among students.
Read her op-ed ⬇️
www.aspenglobalinnovators.org/en/stories/literacy-is-not-a-relic/
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Our Impact West Africa Fellowship and Advanced Advocacy Program Fellows have successfully completed their fellowship year and are now part of our wider Senior Fellow Community!
Learn more about their achievements: aspenglobalinnovators.org/en/stories/c...
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To keep this leadership legacy alive, consider a small gift ($10, $50, $100) to the Lola Adedokun Award and help leaders keep moving their purpose forward. Thank you for being part of this legacy. as.pn/award
#Innovators10KStepChallenge #globalinnovators
We did it!
741,1197 steps with 13 members of our community in 10 days!
We walked from Lagos, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Berlin, Germany; Washington DC, San Francisco, Tulsa, McAllen, Pharr; USA.
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#WorldMentalHealthDay
Today, October 10th, is a day to prioritize our mental wellness. We share our platform with our 2025 Healthy Communities fellow Joi-Michelle Rhodes.
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Every step becomes a practice in resilience. Every path, a reminder that progress is built moment by moment. Every walk, an invitation to reflect on purpose.
Join us today!
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We wrapped up #UNGA80 with impactful discussion on trauma healing and opportunity. Thank you to our incredible speakers, attendees, and partner for making this event a success! Remember the call to actions that you heard from the sessions! #globalinnovators
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Join us at 5pm for an impactful conversation! Our panelists are highlighting how trauma recovery isn’t just a humanitarian need—it’s an economic strategy for growth.
What's on your agenda for today?
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#FellowSpotlight
Meet Fellow Brittany Brass, founder of Urban Run Club SATX, a vibrant Black running community in San Antonio. Brittany’s work embodies her belief that collective movement can lead to profound individual and societal change.
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Will you be in New York for UNGA High-Level Week? So will we!
What moments inspired you this past year—and what conversations are you most looking forward to?
Share them with us as we get ready for another inspiring week.
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Growing up in Ghana, Gloria Agyare witnessed how climate change and unsustainable farming practices impacted local communities — and chose to become part of the solution.
Read her impact in our 2024 report: www.aspenglobalinnovators.org/wp-content/u...
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Today, on UN Nelson Mandela International Day, we are thrilled to celebrate a powerful example of community-driven leadership: Kennedy Odede, our 2013 New Voices Senior Fellow, who has just been named a 2025 recipient of the United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize.
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