H.E. Ambassador Dr Devon Bannister is one of those amazing people who figured out who he was fairly early on and started connecting his talents to impact. Amb. Bannister, a native of Guyana, now lives and works in New York State teaching at Farmingdale State College, performing Chancellor duties, and running his own nonprofit called Mac/Ban Arts. Mac/Ban Arts holds …
Omar Bah is a Former African Refugee Running for the US Congress on a Platform of Humanitarianism
Omar Bah lives in Rhode Island and is the Founder of the Refugee Dream Center, a place of resources and opportunities offering a hand up as opposed to a handout. Omar is also a former journalist who endured captivity and torture before escaping from his homeland in Africa. Now, an accomplished trauma counselor, author, and a visible advocate for creating …
Maka Ibrahim Helps Orphans and Widows in His Community in Uganda
Maka Ibrahim has a mission; a mission he says was inspired by his brother. As CEO of Lift Up Hope, Maka works hard to create opportunities for education, sheltering, jobs, and more in his home village of Bugiri in eastern Uganda. Lift Up Hope is a Community Based Organization that seeks to help provide basic necessities to build up the …
Igweshi Augustine Creates Platform for Youth To Simulate UN Diplomacy
Global Youth Engagement Model United Nations GYEMUN-3 is happening May 6-7, 2022 REGISTER HERE Igweshi Augustine is the Director of the Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development based in Nigeria. He is also the President of the African Transformer Institute. An experienced convener and multi-award-winning youth leader, Igweshi annually organizes the Global Youth Engagement Model United Nations (GYEMUN). The …
Ahmed Abdelatif is a Sudanese Diplomat Particularly Focused on Renewable Energy
Ahmed Abdelatif of Sudan has been focused since young adulthood on international affairs and diplomatic service; something for which he can thank his mother. Today, having already served his homeland in diplomatic roles in a multitude of countries, Ahmed is taking an “education” break to continue working on his Masters in International Relations in Scotland. Upon completion, he looks forward …
HM Dr Uba Iwunwa Uses Her Artistry and Monarchy to Help African Widows
Her Majesty Dr. Uba Iwunwa is an actor, vocal artist, and awarded humanitarian, referred to as the “Empress of Peace.” Using her own personal story of overcoming gender challenges, she is carrying on the royal legacy her father left her to impact the world with her talents and her leadership abilities. Her Majesty (of the African Dynasty of the Monarchy …
Professor Antonio Imeneo Co-Founded Books for Peace to Bring Light and Voice to Those Without
Producer’s Note: Frontrunners Development, Inc. via our Media Platform, Frontrunners Innovate, is proud to partner with BOOKS for PEACE to help spread the mission for peace and to amplify the voice of those who need to be heard. BOOKS for PEACE is a global organization co-founded by Professor Antonio Imeneo of Italy. Professor Imeneo is the Director of the International …
Bishnu Pariyar is Bringing Equality to Women in Nepal Regardless of Caste Status
Determination plus courage and education pushed Bishnu Pariyar beyond her own limits as a lower caste member of a village in Nepal. Her story is one that will be retold in books and films, but, for Frontrunners Innovate, Bishnu shares her story, her work, and how this type of diversity movement is leveling the “playing field” for women in her …
H E Dr Favour Ayodele is a Nigerian Presidential Candidate Dedicated to Solving Governance Issues
His Excellency, Dr. Favour Aydoele is running for the presidential seat in Nigeria for the 2023 election. In this interview with Frontrunners Innovate Producer and Host Mary Kurek and her Co-Host, James Akan, H E, Dr. Ayodele takes a deep dive into the problems he sees and how he plans to move the country forward through the African Intellectual Resource …
Sharon Aggrey Takes the UN SDGS to Ghana’s Universities and Communities
Sharon Rose Aggrey is a Certified Sustainability Leader. The training that bestowed that title also bestowed the mission to create an SDG-focused project. She went beyond to create a nonprofit (Global Foundation for Community Development) that is moving SDG training to all of the universities in Ghana and also to communities with a systematic approach to determining needs and then …