NASA Harvest Africa Lead Selected as 2025 Ted Fellow
NASA Harvest is happy to announce that Catherine Nakalembe, the lead of NASA Harvest Africa is 1 of 10 individuals selected to join the 2025 Ted Fellows Class! As a 2025 Ted Fellow, Dr. Nakalembe gains a new platform to amplify her work across Africa.
Dr. Nakalembe’s work across Africa includes the creation of national Crop Monitor monthly reports in partnership with various African countries; the development of innovative new ways to collect field scale training data for AI models; and hosting of numerous Earth observation and AI training sessions across several countries.
Dr. Nakalembe is a vital member of the NASA Harvest Consortium and we congratulate her on this honor!
The original announcement can be read in its entirety below.
We are thrilled to announce this year’s 2025 cohort of TED Fellows, whose work spans four continents and represents 11 countries. This year’s TED Fellows are tackling some of the world’s most urgent issues with bold and groundbreaking solutions. Among them are an entrepreneur transforming organic waste into bioplastics, a pilot teaching a generation of young African women to fly, a scientist using satellites to fight food insecurity and an illustrator capturing powerful stories that go beyond the headlines.
For 16 years, the TED Fellows program has been committed to finding and supporting the next generation of innovators. The fellowship offers communication training, network-building opportunities and amplification for remarkable individuals who are pushing boundaries in their fields and tackling the world’s greatest challenges.
TED is honored to welcome these new Fellows into a dynamic and active network — of more than 500 global changemakers in over 100 countries — who are driving meaningful impact in their communities and beyond.
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