Selma Ndasilohenda Iyambo is a 20-year-old Activist for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights that is passionate about community work, empowering and representing Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYWs) in all their diversity. Born in the small village of Uukwalumbe and raised in Windhoek. She volunteered at the Namibia Planned Parenthood Association (NAPPA) for the past six years and served as the National Chairperson for the Youth Action Movement and Youth Representative to the NAPPA board. Currently, she is the Ambassador of Her Voice Fund Namibia, a contributor to Afterbreak Magazine, and a Programs Director at Social Enabled Education Namibia (SEE Namibia). On the other hand, she is also a third-year journalism student at the University of Namibia.

Bertha Vimbai Kufa is a community development advocate and champion for the rights of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and has six years of combined grassroots volunteer and professional experience coordinating community initiatives focused on young women. She currently serves as a Her Voice Fund Ambassador for Zimbabwe, Projects Officer at Junior Court Club and Board Member (Young Women Representative) at Pada Platform. Her work focuses on advancing AGYW rights, including SRHR and HIV advocacy in the digital age.

Meseline Mulokozi is a medical laboratory scientist and global health advocate dedicated to advancing the health and wellbeing of girls and women. She has led impactful healthcare advocacy programs in partnership with organizations like PEPFAR Tanzania, SADC Youth Parliament, DARE Organization, and TYHDO. In 2023, she was honored with the PEPFAR Community Impact Award for her outstanding work.

Meseline envisions a future driven by health equity, where health systems and programs prioritize vulnerable groups. Her advocacy is rooted in evidence-based approaches and a strong commitment to ensuring inclusive, accessible healthcare for all, especially women and girls in underserved communities.

Mary Kang’ethe is a Kenyan feminist leader and youth advocate serving as a HER Voice Fund Ambassador. She is the national representative of the Adolescent Girls and Young Women at Risk (AGYWR) Network, where she champions the meaningful inclusion of young women in policy and decision-making spaces. Her work focuses on HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and gender-based violence (GBV), combining grassroots mobilisation with policy advocacy. Mary actively engages communities and policymakers through public participation and dialogue to amplify the voices of adolescent girls and young women. Driven by lived experience and a strong commitment to social justice, she is passionate about advancing accountability and ensuring that no young woman is left behind.

WELISANE is a passionate advocate for young people, especially adolescent girls and young women, championing gender justice in sexual and reproductive health and rights. She leads powerful advocacy campaigns like “My Reality” and “WHATGIRLSWANT,” and sparks inclusive conversations addressing young people’s unique challenges. Supporting grassroots organisations across Cameroon, she builds youth leadership and mentors AGYW in community-led advocacy.

As a Y+ Global Emerging leader, WELISANE is committed to amplifying youth voices, especially those from key populations, and driving a more just, equitable HIV response that centers the needs and experiences of young people.

Nosipho Sacolo is a youth advocate and IT specialist passionate about empowering adolescent girls and young women to make informed health and rights decisions. With experience in HIV prevention, SRHR, and GBV awareness, she has worked with organizations like Young Heroes, AMICAALL, and FHI360 to lead youth-centered outreach and advocacy.

Nosipho holds an Associate Degree in IT from Limkokwing University and is committed to breaking gender barriers in tech, strengthening digital health systems, and inspiring young women to pursue tech careers with confidence.

Mathe Patience Masupha, 25, is a dynamic youth advocate from Lesotho dedicated to social justice, gender equality, and youth empowerment. As a Journalism and Media graduate, she has received multiple academic awards and leadership honors. Mathe began her advocacy early, serving in the National Children’s Parliament and playing a key role in child rights initiatives across Southern Africa.

She has represented youth at international forums, including UNFPA meetings, and her mental health work was featured by BBC and SABC Africa. As founder of Pat & Rex Soul Stories, she mentors youth through storytelling and leads several youth-led initiatives, championing SRHR and education.

Linda Phiri, 24, is a passionate SRHR advocate and champion for girl child education in Malawi. As the HER Voice Fund Ambassador and founder of Girl Power for Change, she empowers adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to become change-makers. Linda has mobilized over 10,000 young women in advocacy for equitable access to SRHR and HIV services.

She leads menstrual hygiene campaigns and supports rural girls with reusable pads. Linda serves as the Youth and AGYW Representative on Malawi’s Global Fund CCM, Vice President of the University of Malawi SRC, and a Youth Hub Member at SRHR Africa Trust (SAT) Malawi.

Namayanja Sheirat is a 21-year-old working at the Uganda Network of People Living with HIV and is the HER Voice Fund ambassador for Uganda where she is the policy and advocacy. As a young woman that has contributed to youth-led and driven policy advocacy in Uganda and across, she has experience of over 5 years in doing peer-to-peer work on a voluntary basis, 2 years of advocacy and NGO work, inline advocacy for human rights, economic empowerment and community-based rehabilitation. She has experience working in the broader components of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights including working with persons living with HIV in all their diversities. She aspires for an inclusive and equal space for all young women.