Bangladesh
 Mashuda Khatun Shefali
Class of 2011
Founder and Executive Director of Nari Uddug Kendra (NUK), which translates to Center for Women's Initiatives. Since 1991, this organization has promoted gender equality, human rights and personal and political empowerment of women and girls in Bangladesh.
Brazil
 Teresa Corção
Class of 2013
Working with farmers and chefs to preserve heritage, agriculture, and food quality
 Leonardo Letelier
Class of 2013
Multiplying social impact through increasing funding and growth for social enterprises
 Athayde Motta
Class of 2012
Executive Director of the Baobá Fund for Racial Equity, a newly-created, Brazilian grantmaking organization which will run its own endowment. Its main goal is to promote racial equity in Brazilian society.
Bulgaria
 Radosveta Stamenkova
Class of 2013
Training and teaching to improve the health of women and youth
Cambodia
 Keng BunChhoeuth
Class of 2013
Sustaining peace and civil society capacity
 Sinthay Neb
Class of 2013
Advocating for government transparency and government-community dialogue
Cameroon
 Anne-Stella Fomunbod
Class of 2012
Promotes human rights, good governance, health and AIDS prevention and socio-economic empowerment of women, widows and orphans.
Colombia
 Catalina Cock Duque
Class of 2011
Executive Director of Mi Sangre Foundation, created by the social leader and artist Juanes to contribute to peace building in Colombia. Mi Sangre provides psychosocial assistance to children and youth affected by landmines and promotes education for peace so they can become active agents of change.
Ethiopia
 Tesfay Alemseged
Class of 2011
Founder and Secretariat of Beles-based Production and Processing Initiative (BPPI), a multi-partner regional program working to utilize beles (opuntia ficus indica - the barbary fig or prickly pear) as an entry point for ecological restoration and construction of sustainable livelihood in semi-arid hillsides of Ethiopia.
 Abera Tola Gada
Class of 2011
Regional Director of Oxfam America’s Horn of Africa Program. Abera leads the agency’s efforts to change the lives of poor and marginalized people in one of the most poverty-stricken and conflict-suffering areas in the world.
The Gambia
 Amie Joof
Class of 2013
Changing media to support gender equity and freedom of speech
Germany
 Jürgen Griesbeck
Class of 2012
Believes in the power of football for positive social change and that only as a team can we address the most pressing challenges.
India
 Mamta Borgoyary
Class of 2013
Translating in practice the inextricable link between health, human rights and poverty
 Sumita Ghose
Class of 2012
Founder and managing director of Rangsutra, a social enterprise which seeks to bring about socioeconomic development and inclusive growth in rural India by engaging both the community and the market. Rangsutra is owned by over a thousand artisans, most of whom are women.
 Pushkin Phartiyal
Class of 2012
Executive Director of the Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA), a pioneer NGO in the Indian Himalayan region that works on the sustainable development of the mountains and mountain people.
 Andrea Rodericks
Class of 2013
Supporting women and girls empowerment in India and around the world
 Vanita Viswanath
Class of 2011
CEO of Udyogini, an organization providing business development services to poor women in the less economically developed and remote regions of India. Established in 1992, Udyogini works to empower poor women through micro-enterprise development and management focusing on the strategic initiatives of promoting gender-inclusive value chains, market linkages and training in vocational and business skills in 8 less economically developed states of India.
Jordan
 Deema W. Bibi
Class of 2011
CEO of INJAZ, a member nation of Junior Achievement Worldwide. Ms. Bibi elevated the work scope of INJAZ to new horizons reaching out to all governorates of the Kingdom of Jordan. Her strategic plans and directives enabled INJAZ to develop high impact programs, expanding the programs in order to reach out to more than 120,000 students annually.
Kenya
 Meitamei Olol-Dapash
Class of 2012
Founder and Executive Director of the Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition (MERC) a registered community-based organization in Kenya. MERC is a network of grassroots organizations and activists promoting the rights of the Maasai community and the environment.
Mexico
 Emanuel Garza Fishburn
Class of 2013
Stimulating democratic citizenship, community development, and education
 Mónica Tapia
Class of 2012
Founder and Executive Director of Alternativas y Capacidades, a capacity building organization with the mission of contributing to Mexico’s social development by strengthening civil society organizations, advocacy coalitions, grantmakers and policies for enabling civil society to grow.
Nepal
 Sharmila Karki
Class of 2011
Founder, President and Executive Chief of Jagaran Nepal, which work to improve human rights, peace, and good governance, especially with issues pertaining to women and children. The major program of Jagaran Nepal is a capacity-building and advocacy program for women involved in politics for governance. She is also Central Secretary General of the NGO Federation of Nepal(NFN) and Women and Inclusion Department Chief.
 Lily Thapa
Class of 2011
Founder of Women for Human Rights, which brings together Nepalese widows, many of whom were the young wives of men killed in Nepal's eleven-year insurgency, out of isolation and dependency in their husbands' homes and connects them with each other in groups that help build their economic and political strength.
Philippines
 Raul Socrates “Soc” C. Banzuela
Class of 2012
His life mission is to contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of a critical mass of empowered and sustainable communities in the Philippines. He serves as the National Coordinator of Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), a national confederation of small farmers, fishers, and rural women federations committed to agrarian reform and rural development.
 Maria Easterluna Santos Canoy
Class of 2011
An experienced NGO manager leading her team in the Kitanglad Integrated NGOs (KIN), a nonprofit organization based in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. KIN is made up of dedicated, passionate and experienced advocates for the environment and is a recognized partner that represents the interests and aspirations of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of Mindanao.
Singapore
 Jack Sim
Class of 2013
Promoting improved toilets and sanitation on a global scale
South Africa
 Brian Whittaker
Class of 2012
Created the Vumelana Advisory Fund to structure partnerships between local communities and commercial investors.
South Sudan
 Karak Mayik Denyok Miakol
Class of 2013
Sustaining peace and empowering women and youth
Uganda
 Luther Bois Anukur
Class of 2011
Executive Director of Panos Eastern Africa, a regional information and communication for development agency whose vision is 'an informed, empowered society with improved quality of life, living in peace and harmony' in the East and Great horn of Africa.
 Rehmah Kasule
Class of 2012
Founder of CEDA International, which specializes in mentoring, leadership and social entrepreneurship. With the vision of “creating a new generation of women leaders” she empowers girls and women to become economically independent and socially responsible. She runs special income generating programs for women, youth, people living with HIV/AID and rural communities.
Zimbabwe
 Emmah Gweshe
Class of 2011
Director of the Child Rights and Development Organisation (CRADO), a private voluntary organization that works to promote and protect the rights of children in Zimbabwe..
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