Media Coverage

A running list of media coverage by and about the winners of 120 Under 40.

2017 winner Olasumbo Modupe featured on FP Voices – 28 March 2019

2017 winner Mansoor Qaisar featured on FP Voices – 5 March 2019

2017 winner Laraib Abid featured on FP Voices – 7 February 2019

Saving Children from Having Children by 2016 winner Patricee Douglas – 17 January 2019

2016 winner Kesetebirhan Admasu named CEO of Big Win Philanthropy – 11 January 2019

Youth bulge — a demographic dividend or time bomb? by 2017 winner Mansoor Qaisar – 9 January 2019

2016 winner Ankita Rawat quoted in “Surrogacy Bill exploits the people it seeks to protect” – 26 December 2018

2016 winners Ashish Srivastava and Surendra Sharma are co-authors on “One-year continuation of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device: findings from a retrospective cohort study in India” in the journal Contraception – 18 December 2018

Fail to plan, plan to fail by 2017 winner Mansoor Qaisar – 3 December 2018

My Body My Rights? by 2016 winner Ankita Rawat – November 2018

2017 winner Allen Kabagenyi featured on FP Voices (1 and 2) – 27 November 2018

ICFP 2018: Young People Speak Truth to Governments featuring 2017 winner Aisha Waziri – 12 November 2018

The World Must Not Be Too Scared to Talk About Teenagers Having Sex by 2017 winner Jennifer Amadi – 9 November 2018

2017 winner Joshua Dilawar featured on FP Voices – 4 October 2018

2017 winner Elizabeth Futrell featured on FP Voices – 17 October 2018

Why is family planning a taboo for Nigerian youths? by 2017 winner Jennifer Amadi – 26 September 2018

2017 winner Olasumbo Modupe featured on FP Voices – 5 September 2018

2017 winner Nissily Mushani featured on FP Voices – 14 August 2018

2017 winner Maia Freudenberger featured on FP Voices – 13 August 2018

Rivers Youth Demand Reproductive Health Care Access – Knit Together Initiative featuring 2017 winner Jennifer Amadi – 24 June 2018

2017 winner Elspeth Williams featured on FP Voices – 8 June 2018

2017 winner Peter Ngure featured on FP Voices – 21 May 2018

2017 winner Olasumbo Modupe shares her experience at the 2018 Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit – 14 May 2018

2017 winner Alison Hathaway featured on FP Voices – 14 May 2018

This Mother’s Day, help every mother survive childbirth, by 2016 winner Ash Rogers – 11 May 2018

2017 winner Ishrat Naher Erina featured on FP Voices – 17 April 2018

2017 winner Maia Freudenberger featured on FP Voices – 12 April 2018

2017 winner Le Hoang Minh Son featured on FP Voices – 11 April 2018

2017 winner Nissily Mushani featured on FP Voices – 9 April 2018

2017 winner Olasumbo Modupe named winner of the Nordica Media Merit Award, electronic category – April 2018

2017 winner Ashish Bajracharya featured on FP Voices (1 and 2) – 30 March 2018

2016 winner Denise Dunning named a Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford (SEERS) Fellow – 30 March 2018

2017 winner Alison Hathaway featured on FP Voices – 23 March 2018

2017 winner Norhan Bader featured on FP Voices (1 and 2) – 21 March 2018

2016 winner Vithika Yadav named to list of 10 Gamechangers to Know by The Introducer – March 2018

2017 winner Elspeth Williams featured on FP Voices – 15 March 2018

2017 winner Garima Mathias featured on FP Voices – 13 March 2018

2017 winner Mariya Saleh featured on FP Voices – 8 March 2018

2017 winner Anu Manchikanti Gomez featured on FP Voices – 7 March 2018

2017 winner Mbencho Andrew Millan named to FP2020 Reference Group – 1 March 2018

2017 winners Joshua Dilawar and Le Hoang Minh Son named to the 2018 class of Women Deliver Young Leaders – 27 February 2018

2016 winner Patricee Douglas named a finalist for the Commonwealth Youth Awards – 17 February 2018

The Global Gag Rule Still Matters by 2017 winner Elspeth Williams – 23 January 2018

2016 winner Tlaleng Mofokeng named to the list of 100 Most Influential Young South Africans … again! – 22 January 2018   link forthcoming

2016 winner Denise Dunning featured on FP Voices – 4 January 2018

Partners in Health Podcast: Interview with (2016 winner) Ash Rogers, Executive Director of the Lwala Community Alliance (Kenya) – 20 December 2017

Family planning can prevent millions of unsafe abortions by 2017 winner Mansoor Qaisar – 13 December 2017

Letting Go of Teacher-Taught Sexuality Education by 2017 winner Maia Freudenberger – 12 December 2017

Recognising 10 young activists who are doing exceptional work towards achieving Gender Justice and Reconciliation in Africa – featuring 2016 winner Brian Mutebi – 17 November 2017

Dr. Vikas Kaushal Recognized as Family Planning Leader – featuring 2017 winner Vikas Kaushal – 23 October 2017

Christian activist wins family planning leadership award – featuring 2017 winner Joshua Dilawar – 28 September 2017

YES Alumna Named Winner of 2017 120 Under 40 Competition – featuring 2017 winner Aisha Waziri – 26 September 2017

What does access to contraception mean to you? by 2017 winner Elizabeth Futrell – 26 September 2017

Kizanne James (2017 winner) featured in Women Deliver’s World Contraception Day video – 25 September 2017

Dr Kizanne James (2017 winner) receives international award for work promoting family planning – 14 September 2017

Clerics Should be Involved in Family Planning Efforts by 2017 winner Mansoor Qaisar – 14 September 2017

Three Pakistanis win family planning award – featuring 2017 winners Mansoor Qaisar, Laraib Abid and Joshua Dilawar – 14 September 2017

Morenike Fajemisin (2016 winner) featured on FP Voices – 13 September 2017

Bangladeshi woman wins ‘120 Under 40’ award – featuring 2017 winner Ishrat Naher Erina – 13 September 2017

“You Don’t Do This for the Money” – featuring 2017 winner Elizabeth Futrell – 12 September 2017

“There Was a Huge Knowledge Gap Among These Young Women” – featuring 2017 winner Chizoba Onyechi – 12 September 2017

Engaging Youth, Meaningfully: Q&A with Burcu Bozkurt – 6 September 2017

Shattering Taboos in Guyana: A Q&A with Patricee Douglas / 23 August 2017

Q&A with Marvin Masalunga: Doctor to the Barrio / 16 August 2017

Investing in Girls: A Q&A with Margaret Bolaji / 10 August 2017

Making a Difference Among Women and Girls – featuring Patricee Douglas / 6 August 2017

Lucy Wilson featured on FP Voices / 20 July 2017

Margaret Bolaji featured on FP Voices / 11 July 2017

Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe featured on FP Voices / 22 June 2017

I Use a Pen to Take Up the Case of Girls and Women – by Brian Mutebi / 20 June 2017

From the jaws of poverty to girls’ rights campaigner – featuring Brian Mutebi / 1 June 2017

Ankita Rawat featured on FP Voices / 25 May 2017

Fifty Changemakers Advancing Gender Equality in SA (South Africa) – featuring Tlaleng Mofokeng / 10 May 2017

7 Pro Tips for Building Healthy Conversations on Social – featuring the 120 Under 40 webinar w/ Tlaleng Mofokeng / 8 May 2017

Women’s health and rights advocate, Dr. Patricee Douglas, is a ‘Special Person’ – featuring Patricee Douglas / 30 April 2017

Margaret Bolaji featured on FP Voices / 17 April 2017

Beyond sterilisation: the need for sex education and contraceptives in India – featuring Ankita Rawat / 13 April 2017

Uganda’s Overburdened Midwives by Brian Mutebi / 17 March 2017

Patricee Douglas featured on FP Voices / 23 February 2017

Marvin Masalunga featured on FP Voices / 20 February 2017

Tlaleng Mofokeng feaured on FP Voices / 7 February 2017

Youth are the Future and the Future is Now by Margaret Bolaji / 6 February 2017

Ankita Rawat featured on FP Voices / 2 February 2017

Meet the World’s New Family Planning Leaders – featuring Tlaleng Mofokeng, Isaac Ejakhegbe, Marvin Masalunga, Rakibul Hasan, Patricee Douglas, Kesetebirhan Admasu, Vithika Yadav / 1 February 2017

Tlaleng Mofokeng voted one of the Most Influential Young South Africans, in the Science & Technology category / 24 January 2017

Brian Mutebi featured on FP Voices / 18 January 2017

Paul Nyachae featured on FP Voices / 17 January 2017

16 Indian Entrepreneurs Who Wooed us with their Success Stories this Year – featuring Vithika Yadav / 28 December 2016

Using Pornography for Sex Education – featuring Vithika Yadav / 22 December 2016

Can porn be positive for sexual education? – featuring Vithika Yadav / 21 December 2016

Rakibul Hasan featured on FP Voices / 19 December 2016

This Human Rights Activist is Disrupting India’s Sexual Health Education with a Unique Online Platform – featuring Vithika Yadav /  18 December 2016

Rise Up (the organization founded/directed by Denise Dunning) awarded $2.5 million grant from the Gates Foundation, and launches new partnership with the White House / 2 December 2016

Top 40 Men Under 40: Brian Mutebi (cover, article) / 27 November 2016

Stigma’s Shadow on Teenage Mothers in Uganda by Brian Mutebi / 27 November 2016

Women can now inject themselves with ‘the shot’ at home – featuring Tlaleng Mofokeng / 23 November 2016

“120 Under 40” Recognizes NYU Wagner Alumna and Adjunct Assistant Professor Julia Kohn / 11 November 2016

Rakibul Hasan wins 120 Under 40 award / 10 November 2016

Agent of Positive Change (cover, article) – featuring Sharon Migariza / 6 November 2016

Dunning MPA ’01 Wins “120 Under 40” Award from Gates Institute – featuring Denise Dunning / 6 October 2016

Leading a New Generation in the Fight for Reproductive Rights – featuring Tlaleng Mofokeng / 5 October 2016

Pinoy doc makes it to first SEA ‘120 Under 40’ list – featuring Marvin Masalunga / 4 October 2016

Family Planning, Future Planning – featuring Brian Mutebi and Burcu Bozkurt / 28 September 2016

K4Health Celebrates the World’s Young Changemakers on World Contraception Day 2016 – featuring Tlaleng Mofokeng / 26 September 2016

Two alumni selected by Gates Institute as ‘120 under 40’ advocates for reproductive health – featuring Burcu Bozkert and Lucy Wilson / 26 September 2016

SA’S Top Doctor to Receive Coveted World Leadership Award (radio interview) – featuring Tlaleng Mofokeng / 24 September 2016

Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe featured on FP Voices / 20 September 2016

Dr. Marvin Masalunga: “120 Under 40” awardee / 14 September 2016

Marie Stopes Staff Praised for Family Planning Leadership – featuring DioDio Sacko, Ghulam Yaseen, Indra Tumur and Ufuoma Omo Obi / 14 September 2016

120 Under 40 – featuring Kesetebirhan Admasu, Vithika Yadav, Burcu Bozkurt and Rakibul Hasan / 14 September 2016

2016 Winners of 120 Under 40 featuring Paul Nyachae, Surendra Sharma and Ashish Kumar Srivastava / 14 September 2016