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2025 MOUNTAINTOP ASPIRE INSTITUTE FELLOWS

Mountaintop is​ proud to introduce the inaugural cohort of the 2025 Mountaintop Aspire Institute Fellows. This exceptional group of four leaders is driving innovative research and solutions across diverse fields, including climate change, healthcare, migration. Their work includes exploring the nexus between climate vulnerability and migration in Nepal, leveraging computational techniques for malaria diagnosis and eradication, and advancing neonatal care models to reduce infant mortality in Kenya.

Through the Mountaintop Aspire Institute Fellowship, these Fellows will further refine their leadership skills, deepen their expertise, and engage with world-class leaders at the fully funded Leadership Institute at Harvard University’s Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics in July 2025. Their work is poised to create lasting systems change in their communities and beyond.

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Portrait of Melissa Adanna Okeke, Mountaintop Fellow

Melissa Adanna Okeke

Type: Aspire Institute Fellowship

Fellowship Location: Ecuador

Project Type: Community Support

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Portrait of Nisa Turgut, Mountaintop Fellow

Nisa Turgut

Type: Aspire Institute Fellowship

Fellowship Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Project Type: Healthcare

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Portrait of Prajjwal Dhungana, Mountaintop Fellow

Prajjwal Dhungana

Type: Aspire Institute Fellowship

Fellowship: Kathmandu, Nepal

Project Type: Climate Change

Portrait of Theophilus Barasa, Mountaintop Fellow

Theophilus Barasa

Type: Aspire Institute Fellowship

Country: Nairobi, Kenya

Project Type: Healthcare

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Edmond and Lily Safra Foundation seal – Mountaintop Fellowship partner
NYU Stern Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing seal – leadership and purpose partner of Mountaintop Fellowship
Trinity Church Wall Street logo – faith-based leadership partner of Mountaintop Fellowship

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