origiNS
Raised by her grandmother in Tchundwa on Pate Island of the Lamu Archipelago attending Tchundwa Nursery and Primary, Umra moved to Nairobi with her parents and sisters for elementary (Aga Khan Primary) and secondary school (Rusinga). At 17 years of age she moved to the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales and later went on to pursue her Bachelors on a full scholarship in Oberlin College majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology. In 2009, Umra completed her Masters of Social Justice in Intercultural Relations at the School for International Training in Vermont. In 2014, Umra founded Safari Doctors.
awards and fellowships
2016 CNN Hero Top 10
Business Daily Top 40 under 40
2017 UN Person of the Year
2017 UN Person of the Year
Business Daily Top 40 under 40
2017 UN Person of the Year
Business Daily Top 40 under 40
Business Daily Top 40 under 40
Business Daily Top 40 under 40
2018 African Leaders 4 Change
2019 Aurora Goodwill Ambassador
Business Daily Top 40 under 40
2019 Robert Burns Humanitarian
2019 Aurora Goodwill Ambassador
2019 Aurora Goodwill Ambassador
2019 Aurora Goodwill Ambassador
2019 Aurora Goodwill Ambassador
2019 Aurora Goodwill Ambassador
2019 WEF Young Global Leader
2019 WEF Young Global Leader
2019 WEF Young Global Leader
2021 Amujae Leader
2019 WEF Young Global Leader
2019 WEF Young Global Leader
2024 Ashoka Fellow
2019 WEF Young Global Leader
2024 Ashoka Fellow