Fidel Strub:
Lived Experience. Expert Knowledge. Global Voice.
Photo: Kostas Maros
"They judged and labelled me before they listened. It shaped me in ways words can't express."
Understanding Dignity, Agency, and Ethical Communication - not as abstract concepts, but as lived realities.
I am a Global Health Strategist, TIME100 Health Honoree, and Founder of the Fidel Strub Forum.
Global Roots, Single Conviction
I was born in 1991 in Ouagadougou and grew up in Switzerland. My roots lie in Burkina Faso.
My home is Switzerland.
What shapes me is not origin, but conviction and attitude.
I work to ensure that origin does not determine impact for myself, and for the communities I represent.
The Foundation of Expertise
For years, I fought for acceptance of my appearance and identity. Noma changed my face and fractured my sense of self. It left questions that stayed with me for decades: Why me? Why do systems fail the people they claim to protect?
I realised something essential: Pity helps no one.
Change begins when we choose not just to be affected, but to act. The Fidel Strub Forum emerged from this tension: between visibility and structure, between quiet knowledge and institutional responsibility.
From Insight to Structure
Today, I work structurally, independently, and strategically: building an institution that does not outsource impact, but embodies it. Through the Survivor Alignment Index (SAI), I ensure that the voices of those at the center are never marginalised by the systems built to serve them.
