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Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship Program

Our 2024–2025 Scholars

The Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship Program is a year-long inaugural cohort program offering sponsored mentorship and select coursework at the Johns Hopkins University to practitioners, professionals, and scholars engaged in gender equity work, including those focused on gender-based violence (GBV), particularly in low- and middle-income settings.

The program is offered through Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. To learn about the program, visit the main page for details.

Congratulations to our inaugural Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator cohort for 2024–2025. This diverse group represents practitioners, professionals, and scholars from across the globe. 

Abigael Mwende Malelu

Abigael Mwende Malelu

Nairobi, Kenya

Research Assistant
Scars for Resilience Women and Girls Empowerment Center
Kenyatta University

Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo

Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Lecturer
Department of Community Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Ibadan

Nada Zeineb Ben Jemaa

Nada Zeineb Ben Jemaa

Tunis, Tunisia

GBV Program Officer
UNFPA Tunisia

Tein Wann

Tein Wann

Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar

Gender Coordinator
Oxfam Myanmar

Lorato Palesa Modongo

Lorato Palesa Modongo

Ouagadogou, Burkina Faso

Gender Research Office
African Union CIEFFA and Stellenbosch University

Lusine Aslanyan

Lusine Aslanyan

Yerevan, Armenia

Lead Researcher
American University of Armenia
Coalition to Stop Violence against Women

Omera Naseer

Omera Naseer

Islamabad, Pakistan

Public Health Physician
Pakistan National Institutes of Health

Sunu C. Thomas

Sunu C. Thomas

Kochi, Kerala, India

Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

Suresh Jungari

Suresh Jungari

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies
Centre of Demography of Gender
International Institute for Population Sciences

Mobolaji Modinat Salawu

Mobolaji Modinat Salawu

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Lecturer/Medical Doctor
Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
College of Medicine
University of Ibadan

Tricia Basdeo-Gobin

Tricia Basdeo-Gobin

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Regional Director
Caribbean Male Action Network (CariMAN)

Helen Akinyemi

Helen Akinyemi

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Gender Lead
Oxfam Nigeria