2022
Kopano Matlwa Mabaso
Executive Director
Great Grow
Kopano Matlwa Mabaso is an award-winning novelist and public health physician, currently leading Grow Great, a campaign aimed at galvanizing South Africa towards a national commitment to zero stunting by 2030. Kopano’s work as the founding Executive Director of Grow Great has been celebrated by philanthropist Bill Gates and a mini documentary on Grow Great published in his personal blog, Gates Notes. From 2014 - 2018 Kopano served as one of the youngest elected board members to Health Systems Global, the world’s first international society dedicated to health systems strengthening and knowledge translation.
Outside of her public health work, Kopano is an award-winning fiction writer and her novels, Coconut, Spilt Milk, and Period Pain have been translated into nearly a dozen international languages. Kopano’s latest novel, Period Pain (Evening Primrose in UK & USA markets) is currently being adapted into a feature film.
The 2022 World Fellows
Yale University’s Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program has named its 2022 class of World Fellows. These 16 extraordinary individuals consist of global leaders working in government, the environment, technology, journalism, international development, and the arts, around the world—from China to Uruguay, from Belarus to South Africa. “In a time of conflict and volatility, there is an urgent need for leaders around the world who are committed to making the world more peaceful and just,” said Emma Sky, director of the International Leadership Center at Yale. “The 2022 World Fellows exemplify the kind of innovative and adaptive leadership that is needed in today’s world. They are tackling some of the...Read More
