Meet the Devex Authors

Fabio Gomes

Fabio Gomes

Dr. Fabio Gomes is the regional advisor on nutrition and physical activity at the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization. He is a nutritionist with a master's in population studies and social research and a Ph.D. in public health. He worked as a senior officer at the Ministry of Health in Brazil for 10 years developing strategies to promote healthy eating practices in multiple settings; mobilizing regulatory measures to reduce the demand for unhealthy products; and protecting public policies on health, food, and nutrition from opposing commercial actors.
Fabio Leippert

Fabio Leippert

Fabio Leippert is working on issues relating to agriculture and climate change in Biovision’s policy and advocacy division. As a qualified biologist and development specialist, he is particularly interested in the dynamics between biodiversity, climate change, and agricultural development, as well as a holistic, sustainable approach to agriculture.
Fadzai Chitiyo

Fadzai Chitiyo

Fadzai Chitiyo is a strategy consultant at Dalberg, with broad development sector expertise across agriculture, financial inclusion, health care, mobile for development, impact investing, and inclusive business growth. She has conducted several businesses cases and go-to-market strategies for banks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Zambia.
Fair Internship Initiative

Fair Internship Initiative

The Fair Internship Initiative is a grassroots advocacy platform composed of Intern Boards, interns, and young professionals from across the United Nations system. Since 2015, FII has been advocating for better and fairer internships in the U.N. To this end, FII collects and disseminates data and information on U.N. internships, e.g., the 2019-20 Internships Report, along with organizing public events and other outreach activities.
Faith Muigai

Faith Muigai

Faith Muigai oversees the operations of Jacaranda's clinical services in Kenya, and is responsible for upholding its mission of high-quality, patient-centered care. She helps shape Jacaranda's overall strategic direction by evaluating proposed changes as they relate to patient care and its standards of nursing practice.
Fanilo Rakotovao

Fanilo Rakotovao

Fanilo Rakotovao is the impact social director at AXIAN Group. Originally with a background in internet marketing and strategic management, Rakotovao found her calling and redirected her focus toward sustainable development, specifically the societal impacts of private-sector activities. She has over 20 years of experience in the private sector, including over 14 years in new technologies, with the rest directly addressing causes such as child malnutrition, drinking water supply, and sanitation.
Fanwell Kenala Bokosi

Fanwell Kenala Bokosi

Fanwell Kenala Bokosi has been the executive director at the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development since November 2014, responsible for the overall development and delivery of the organization’s policies and programs. He also served as AFRODAD's policy adviser on economic governance and development. Bokosi holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Kent.
Fany Kuiru

Fany Kuiru

Fany Kuiru Castro is a Uitoto leader who has been involved with Colombia’s Indigenous Peoples movement since her youth. A lawyer with a specialization in public administration, Fany has worked with various NGOs, helped found the NGO Mutesa, and participated in political and peace processes in Colombia.
Fara Ndiaye

Fara Ndiaye

Fara Ndiaye is a founding member and deputy executive director of Speak Up Africa, a policy and advocacy action think tank based in Dakar, Senegal, dedicated to catalyzing leadership, fostering policy change, and increasing awareness of sustainable development in Africa. Previously, Fara spearheaded the communications, partnership, and advocacy initiatives in Senegal for Malaria No More.
Faraaz Mahomed

Faraaz Mahomed

Faraaz Mahomed is a program officer in the Open Society Foundations' public health program, working on mental health and rights. Mahomed’s work addresses global underprioritization of mental health in policy and funding spaces and the need for rights-affirming practices in new initiatives to scale up mental health services.