Daisy Tanja Scheffler, 2026 Ford Philanthropy Building Together Fellow
Meet the 2026 Ford Philanthropy Building Together Fellows
Generously sponsored by Ford Philanthropy
Alexia da Silva
Instituto Janelas do Futuro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ananda Razzo Mei
Mogoyah
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Carla Müller
Instituto Dia do Amor
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Matheus Tulio
Esgualepado
Curitiba Paraná, Brazil
Daisy Tanja Scheffler
BOLDLY e.V.
Hamburg, Germany
Johan Filip Axenpalm
2hearts
Berlin, Germany
Manuel Facundo Soria Seckelson
Encuentro de Hispanos
Berlin, Germany
Maryna Hovorukhina
Mitla Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Natasha Renee Griesser
Natasha Renee Griesser Coaching
Potsdam, Germany
Arturo Soto Flores
Mi Valedor
Mexico City, Mexico
Carolina Zuheill Candelario Rosales
GUIMEDIC Humanitarian Medical Association
Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
Lucía Olea Brown
Carpintería Lúcida
Mexicali, Mexico
Nitzia Gradias
Niñas STEAM
Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico
Sergio Andrés Paredes Müller
Caminantes por la Conservación del Desierto
Hermosillo Sonora, México
Lindile Sesi Mathebula
Chen Women Empowerment NPC
Phalaborwa Limpopo, South Africa
Colin Sonwabo Mkosi
Cloudy Deliveries
Cape Town, South Africa
Sicelo Siyabonga Mabuza
HOMEGROWN SHANDIS (PTY) LTD
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nicholas Tlatlane
Ikamva Youth Cafe
Cape Town, South Africa
Matshoane Pearl Lefifi
Leap Beta Trading (Pty) Ltd
Pretoria, South Africa
Mthobisi Mbongeni Gwala
Meat Naturally Africa
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Mohammad Bashir Danish
Bangkok Urban Community Club (BUCC)
Bangkok, Thailand
Mark Andrew Lloyd
The Ark
Pattaya, Thailand
Soontara Kaewpongpok
The Mirror Foundation
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Stunchat Jiratornsirikul
Ultron Asia Co., Ltd
Bangkok, Thailand
Wishulada Panthanuvong
WISHULADA Brand
Pak Kret District, Thailand
Saw Myo Thant Sin
Youth Healing & Resilience Initiative (YHRI)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Hong Tang
Catalyst for Change Vietnam
Danang, Vietnam
Hannah Dinh
HannahEd Co Ltd
Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tuyen Nguyen
Keico Co., Ltd
Hanoi, Vietnam
Stanley Jones Kore Paul
REACH Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab
Hanoi, Vietnam
Kim Nguyet Ha Phan
Upgreen Vietnam Joint Stock Company
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Ford Philanthropy Building Together Fellowship is a program designed to equip 25 outstanding entrepreneurs and local leaders with the skills, resources, and experience to scale the impactful ventures they are building. Ford Philanthropy Building Together Fellows will learn advanced skills in entrepreneurship and leadership, have the opportunity to earn seed funding, garner experience, and grow their global networks, as they build thriving, skilled communities and rebuild resilient communities across Ford’s priority markets globally.
