Hayley Clements, 35

Hayley Clements, 35

Hayley Clements is a researcher in African biodiversity at Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Sustainability Transitions. With funding from the Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant and in partnership with biodiversity experts from across Africa, she is...
Edith Phalane, 30

Edith Phalane, 30

Dr Edith Phalane is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Johannesburg. Her current project focuses on understanding the differential impacts of Covid-19 mortality in South Africa in order to create better mitigation strategies for vulnerable...
Amanda Brewer, 32

Amanda Brewer, 32

Health systems and policy specialist Amanda Brewer has had her hands especially full during the fight against Covid-19. While the pandemic has been a challenge, Brewer highlights the positives: “In the face of crisis, South Africans can come together for a common goal...
Faye Kabali-Kagwa, 29

Faye Kabali-Kagwa, 29

Faye Kabali-Kagwa is the Western Cape coordinator for ASSITEJ South Africa — an organisation providing children with access to the arts by bringing theatre into schools and children to the theatre. Through her work at ASSITEJ, the Rhodes University drama and sociology...
Helen Aadnesgaard, 27

Helen Aadnesgaard, 27

Helen Aadnesgaard is driven by her dream to leave the world more equal than she found it. She focuses her work on gender equality, believing it to be “the rising tide that will lift all boats” because of its intersection with race, poverty, disability and more....