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Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma MD, Zambia

Fellowship Year: 2024
Nationality: Zambia
Job Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Organisation: Copper Rose Zambia

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Job Title: Co-Founder and CEO

Organisation: Copper Rose Zambia

Professional History: Dr Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma is the Co-Founder and CEO of Copper Rose Zambia (CRZ). She is an award-winning global reproductive health champion, medical doctor and epidemiologist. She co-founded CRZ at 23, while at university. The organisation seeks to build a conducive environment for young people to thrive, and is the largest youth-led NGO in Zambia.

Through CRZ, she has created a movement of young advocates with a youth-serving platform of close to 50 full-time staff and 150+ volunteers working in 83 districts and over 400 communities nationwide. It has reached over 300,000 beneficiaries and impacted four million Zambians.

Before joining Copper Rose full-time, Natasha worked with the Ministry of Health at the University Teaching Hospitals as a Senior Resident Medical Doctor.

Academic and professional credentials:
MSc. in Biotechnology of Assisted Reproduction and Embryology - University of Valencia, Spain
MSc Epidemiology - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery(MBChB) - University of Zambia
BSc. Human Biology - University of Zambia

Programs:
SUSI Womens Leadership Program, USA, 2015
Queen's Young Leaders Program, UK, 2017
120 Under 40 Award Program, 2019

Nationality

Zambia
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The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) focuses on building the capacity and capability of visionary and strategic leadership across the continent. Developing exceptional leaders representing all spheres of society, the Institute’s flagship programme is the prestigious Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. Offering a multifaceted learning experience and run in partnership with Oxford University, it is awarded annually to 20-25 carefully chosen candidates, nominated from across Africa. Alumni of the African Leadership Institute form a dynamic network of Fellows passionately committed to the continent’s transformation, bridging the divide between nations and ensuring that Africa is set centre-stage in global affairs.