Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship Scholars
2025–2026 Scholars
The Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator Fellowship Program is a year-long 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.
Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Gender Equity/GBV Evidence Accelerator cohort. This diverse group represents practitioners, professionals, and scholars from across the globe.
Amina Elias Danjuma, MPH, PhD
Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer
Foundation for Resilient Empowerment and Development (FRED)
Balem Demtsu, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Maternal and Reproductive Health
Mekelle University
GBV/MHPSS/PRSEAH Officer
WHO Ethiopia
Saranzaya Gerelt-Od, MA
Senior Gender Officer
Asian Development Bank Mongolia Resident Mission
Gloria Daniela Zepeda González
Monitoring and Evaluation Associate
UN Women Honduras
Josphine Wanjiru Kagucia, MA
Principal Research Officer
Head of Research Division
National Gender and Equality Commission
Gullan Ismael Mawlood, MA
Former GBV Senior Program Officer
SEED Foundation (Social, Educational, and Economic Development)
* SEED Foundation was impacted by recent cuts to USAID-funded programs and has scaled down some of its operations
Mpho Elizabeth Mpofu
Senior Accountability Advisor
Raising Voices (What Works II Consortium)
Safiya Riyaz
Programme Officer
Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Mary Thiongo, MSc
Project Director
International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya (ICRHK)