Keynote Speakers

Opening Remarks
Aisha Hamisi
Community Health Worker, CORE Group Partners Project

Opening Remarks
Wendo Sahar
Founder and Executive Director of Dandelion Africa

Closing Remarks
Dr. Telesphore Kabore
Lead Advisor for Community Health, Save the Children US/Breakthrough ACTION
Plenary Speakers

Josephine Alidri
Deputy Project Director, REACH Project, International Rescue Committee

Asha Juma
Community Mobilizer, CGPP Nairobi Project

Dr. Richard Kabanda

Sasi Luxmanan
International Medical Corps

Margaret Odera
Community Health Champion

Willice Onyango
Executive Director, Youth Café

Regeru Njoroge Regeru

Dr. Patricia Nansamba Wamala

Edward Zzimbe
Global Director of Program Strategy & Excellence, Living Goods Uganda
Session Presenters

Ambroise Ané
WHO

Sharon Atieno
Program Officer, Pathfinder International (Kenya)

Juliana Banda
Children International

Mona Bormet
Christian Connections for International Health

Dennis Cherian
Corus International

Rubina Chhantel
Program Manager NFCC, Nepal

Nabila Chowdhury
SRHR Coordinator, Pathfinder (Bangladesh)

Plus Dimagi
Community Health Worker, County Government Official

Edua Eboigbe
Health Practice, Chemonics International

Stephen Epiu
Technical Manager Health, Nutrition and WASH, World Vision (South Sudan)

Kate Greene
LHSS CHW Activity Lead, Abt Global

Heather Hancock
Sr Program Officer, Johns Hopkins Centre for Communication Programs

Msafiri Kabulwa
WHO

Anosisye Kesale
LHSS CHW Activity Country Lead, Tanzania

Muhammed Bakhsh Khaskheli
District Cluster Coordinator, Pathfinder International (Pakistan)

Dr. Sadia Khanam
Health Specialist, Nari Maitree, Bangladesh

Legesse Kidanne
CORE Group Partners Project

Msafiri Kabulwa
Program Officer, Catholic Medical Mission Board (US office)

Abdiah Lalaikipian
Program Manager, Pastoralist Community Initiative and Development Assistance

Doris Lamunu
CORE Group Partners Project

Evaline Langat
Public Health Researcher

Nadia Louw
Community Health Worker, Namibia

Felician Luchagula
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director, Pathfinder

Samson Mabwe
WASH Manager, GOAL (Zimbabwe)

Lucky Mahenzo
Child Protection Officer, Kuhenza for the Children (Kenya)

Bilal Mazoya
Aga Khan University (Kenya)

Ceciliah Mbaka
Technical Advisor, Sexual Reproductive Health in Emergencies, CARE International (Kenya)

Ms. Zipporah Mbuthia
Catholic Medical Mission Board (Kenya office)

Geraldine McCrossan
Global Health and SBC Advisor, GOAL (Ireland)

Gillian McKay
Climate Emergency & Humanitarian Health, ELHRA

Ebenezer Kye Mensah
Organisation Development and Capacity Building Advisor, FHI360 (Ghana)

Grace Miheso
Chief of Party, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (Kenya)

Ms. Zipporah Mbuthia
Chief of Party, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (Kenya)

Somane Mohamed
CORE Group Partners Project

Tom Mortimore
Global Communities

Thumbiko Msiska
CARE International

Grace MiaBarbara Muffolettoheso
Children International

Mary Mukomba
Children International

Dr. Caleb Mike Mulongo
Independent Consultant (Kenya)

Catherine Muteithia
Africa Community Leadership and Development

Mr. Mwauluka Mwauluka
Catholic Medical Mission Board (Zambia office)

Pasqueline Naju
PATH (Kenya)

Sozinho Ndima
LHSS CHW Activity Country Lead, Mozambique

Karen Neiswender, MPH
Independent Consultant

Nkatha Njeru
Corus International

Dr. Leticia Nkonya
Sr Technical Advisor for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, World Vision (USA)

Navideh Noori
Sr Research Scientist, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA)

Anne Nyangweso
Kisii Konya Oroiboro Project (implementing partner of Curamericas Global)

Kenneth Ogendo
Director of External Affairs – Policy, Advocacy and Partnerships, Lwala Community Alliance (Kenya)

Mildred Omino
WHO

Faith Otiena
Project Officer, Catholic Medical Mission Board (Kenya)

Beth Outterson
Corus International

Yvette Ribaira
USAID/MIHR Community Health Lead , JSI. Inc (Madagascar)

Hajara Lami Samaila
Secretariat Director, Core Group Partners Project

Monica Shrivastav
Specialist – Policy and Program Research, Population Council Consulting (India)

Terthu Shuumbwa-Ngodji
LHSS CHW Activity Country Lead, Namibia

Gracious Sishekanu
Catholic Relief Services

Jana Smith
Ideas42/CPP

Rimjhim Surana
Sr HCD Designer, JSI. Inc (India)

Yombo Tankoano
Sr Technical Director, Catholic Medical Mission Board

Angie Tavares
Nutrition International

Hamza Toure
Supply Chain Management and Immunization Advisor, Momentum Integrated Health Resilience/JSI

Demba Traore
Technical Director – RH/FP and Gender Lead, Momentum Integrated Health Resilience/JSI

Liz Tully
Sr Program Officer, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (USA)

Endeline Uushona
Ministry of Health and Social Services representative, Namibia

Muthoni Wachira
JSI. Inc (Kenya)

Yvonne Wanjiru
Africa Community Leadership and Development

Rediet Wolde
Global Health Security Advisor, Core Group Partners Project

Zakou Yahaya
Sr Program Manager, MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience/Lutheran World Relief (Niger)

Belindar Kwamboka
Communications Associate, JSI