Dear Houghton, Acumen Fund is proud to announce the selection of the next two cohorts of leaders who will join our network of Acumen Fund Fellows. Over the last few months we have been conducting an intensive selection process that saw over 1,000 applications, and we have selected 40 extraordinary individuals who will make up the second class of the East Africa Fellows Program and the first class of the Pakistan Fellows Program.Over the course of the next year, these Fellows will participate in a series of trainings and collaborative projects designed to develop their financial, operational, and moral imagination skills. They come from all walks of life: from the villages of Northern Uganda and rural Balochistan, to cities like Lahore and Juba. Their work spans a broad range of projects: from a social enterprise using biogas technology to create renewable energy in Tanzania, to an NGO using art and photography for social justice in Punjab. But what binds these diverse Fellows together, is that each of them is driving an innovative social change initiative that is creating impact in their own communities. We hope that through these programs, we can develop new leaders who will challenge the status quo, work together across lines of difference, and inspire their communities to believe a brighter future is possible.Please join me in welcoming our two newest cohorts of Fellows – the 20 East Africa Fellows, and 19 Pakistan Fellows:
East Africa Fellows
| Pakistan Fellows | | George William Bakka, Angels Initiative | Waqas Ali, Hometown | | Joachim Ewechu, Angels Initiative | Asad Ayub, Social Innovation Desk | | Ken Mwenda Gikunda, eMobilis | Hasina Baloch, National Rural Support Programme | | Julienne Ingabire, Sustainable Health Enterprises | Zareena Baloch, National Rural Support Programme | | Sarah Karanja, WelTel | Asim Fayaz, Lahore University of Management Sciences | | Josephine Kulea, Samburu Girls Foundation | Mehran Gul, United Nations International Development Organization | | William Lochi, Republic of South Sudan | Sumaira Gul, e-Guard | | Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, Gulu District Government | Rabia Habib, Sunshine | | George Mkwaya, Zanzibar Initiative for Youth Association | Safdar Hussain, Institute for Development Studies & Practices | | Majala Mlagui, Thamani Gems | Isfundiar Kasuri, Imran Khan Foundation | | Marion Atieno Moon, Wanda Organic Limited | Muhammad Saeed Khan, Raabta Consultants | | Herbert Mugume, KZ Noir | Surkhab Khan, PAKSBAB | | Faith Muigai, Jacaranda Health | Gullanay Omama, Accelerated Learning Program | | Hital Muraj, CISCO | Shahid Rehmat, Interfaith Youth in Action | | Hawah Nabbuye, Educate! | Mohammad Sadiq, Institute for Development Studies & Practices | | Evelyn Namara, Solar Sister | Sameen Shahid, Zara Sochiye | | Tayeb Noorbhai, SimGas | Abubakr Siddique, Akhuwat | | Herbert Thuo, Virtual City | Imran Nafees Siddiqui, Khayal | | Wambui Waithaka, Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union | Ahmad Zeb, Global Citizen Corps | | Robert Wanjohi, Jitunze Environmental Group | |
You can see photos, bios, and projects of our new East Africa Fellows here, and Pakistan Fellows here. To learn more about these programs, please visit our Fellows page.We plan to launch Regional Fellows Programs in each of the regions where we operate, and will be launching our third program in India later this year, so stay tuned for more updates!Best regards,
Suraj Sudhakar
Regional Fellows Manager  |
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