Amplify Her Voice 2023: Meet Our Honorees

We are continually inspired by the many incredible changemakers working to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) around the world. As part of our 2023 campaign, Amplify Her Voice: Honoring Those Who Inspire, we are honoring just a few of the remarkable individuals helping to drive change in gender equality and SRHR.

Marie Ba

“Marie is a passionate advocate for SRHR and a champion for advancing the role of young leaders. As director of the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit, she builds partnerships at all levels to ensure locally led, sustainable, and high-impact results.”  
Traci L. Baird,
President & CEO,
EngenderHealth

Dr. Roopa Dhatt

“Roopa is a passionate advocate for gender equality in global health. As executive director and co-founder of Women in Global Health, she is an influential thought leader who brings academic rigor, creativity, and a spirit of generosity to her collaborations with colleagues around the world.”  
Traci L. Baird,
President & CEO,
EngenderHealth

Rouzeh Eghtessadi

“In her role as executive director of SAfAIDs, Rouzeh is a boundary-breaking and talented advocate for human rights, social justice, gender equality, and SRHR.” 
Traci L. Baird,
President & CEO,
EngenderHealth

Anna Emmanuel Mwaisaka

“Anna has served as a peer educator in Tanzania to share accurate information about SRHR issues with other young people and continues to work with the peer unit at Tandale Health Center and in her community. She also serves as a Kahrl Champion, using games to engage with adolescents.” 
Renu Golwalkar,
Senior Director of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion,
EngenderHealth 

Prisca Nyambo

“Prisca is adapting and scaling up innovative ways to reach adolescents in the Pwani region of Tanzania. As the district reproductive and child health coordinator for the Kibaha Town Council, she integrates purposeful play in the council’s routine HPV vaccination outreach to schools to expand access to SRHR information for adolescents.” 
 Anna Temba,
Technical Director for Tanzania,
EngenderHealth 

Is there someone in your life you would like to honor? When you donate $50 or more toward our Amplify Her Voice fundraising campaign you can name an honoree and tell us why they inspire you. We will send them a message on your behalf to let them know.

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