Kenya

Fareean Mwende has over seven years’ experience in community development. Currenly, Fareean is a Program Facilitator at Digital Opportunity Trust, where she focuses on training, mentoring, and coaching young entrepreneurs in her community. Fareean Mwende holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Resource Management and is committed to empowering community leaders through training, sensitization, and awareness… read more »

Grace Mkanjala Mwashigadi is a research clinician at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kilifi. Grace Mkanjala Mwashigadi has over six years’ experience in key population studies focusing on acute HIV infection detection, community engagement, and programs extending HIV prevention and care to very vulnerable and marginalised populations. Outside clinical work, Grace volunteers as a member of… read more »

Samwel Kimani Mwaniki has over ten years of experience in the social entrepreneurship sector, specifically focusing on youth who are living and working on the streets. Currently, he is the program director at Tumaini Innovation Center (Tumaini), where he engages at-risk and out-of-school youth in a revolutionary educational, social enterprise that breaks down the barriers… read more »

Anne Ruth Wanjiru Mwangi, Since 2004, Ruth Mwangi has worked to design, test and coordinate numerous projects within informal settlements in Kenya. She is on the board of directors at Grassroots Economics, where she leads the foundation in programming, strategy, and operations. Grassroots Economics is the industry leader implementing community/complementary currencies in Africa. Ruth’s skills… read more »

Hope Wakio Mwanake is the co-founder of Trace Kenya Group, a vibrant community based organization that works with young people in addressing solid waste management issues in Gilgil, Nakuru County. She has over four years of experience as Project Leader for environment conservation at the grassroots level. She is an EIA/EA expert, member of Eastern… read more »

Valerie Joyce Andeso Mutoka has over five years of experience in transitional justice, human rights, governance and project management. She is the co-founder of Chanzo, an organization that works to create and foster a reading culture among young people in Kenya. She previous worked with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to help foster greater… read more »

Rosalyn Muthoni Nduhiu has over three years’ experience in enterprise development and is currently the founder and chief executive officer of Mastermind Africa Alliance, a consultancy that engages corporations and investors in conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and monitoring of responsible models for business and initiatives that are inclusive of youth and women, and offer them access… read more »

Kenneth Eric Muthomi is an award winning entrepreneur that has over five years of experience working in food security and post-harvest losses. Currently, Eric is the founder and CEO of Stawi Foods and Fruits Limited, which manufactures highly nutritious flours made from locally-sourced raw materials. The products include innovative gluten free banana flour made from… read more »

Maurine Muthengi has four years of experience working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) providing services in information technology, project management, and database management. She is the founder of the Donate a Pad Initiative that was created in December 2012 and ensures girls in primary schools are provided with sanitary towels to… read more »

Richard Mativu Musau has over nine years’ experience in the social development sector as an advocate, educator, facilitator, and research consultant, with a special focus on disability and inclusive development. Currently, Richard is the technical advisor, East Africa, for Deaf Child Worldwide. His role entails strengthening and supporting local partners to increase their capacity in… read more »

Neo Musangi is a gender non-conforming feminist academic, activist, and performer living in Nairobi Kenya. Neo is the co-founder and advisor at Iranti-Org, the Johannesburg-based Queer Media organization, and a member of Jinsiangu, the Nairobi-based, Intersex, Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming organization. Currently, Neo Musangi is the Humanities Research Fellow at the British Institute in Eastern… read more »

Anna Alice Adhiambo Musandu is a communications specialist working in the Parliament of Kenya where she serves as a Public Affairs and Communications Officer. She has over 10 years’ experience working in the national legislature. Anna Alice Adhiambo Musandu is working on various communication strategies for the Parliament of Kenya that includes developing and improving… read more »

Laura Musimbi Musambayi is a medical doctor with extensive experience in medical care and patient advocacy. Besides her current clinical work at the National Spinal Injury Referral Hospital in Nairobi, Laura chairs the committee that conducts assessments for the registration of people with disabilities. Laura Musimbi Musambayi is also the founder and vice-chairperson of the… read more »

Emily Kadzo Murabu is an Information Officer at Kenya News Agency (KNA), which is under the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology (ICT). Emily Kadzo Murabu founded a women group known as Tunaweza (Swahili for “we can”) with the goal of economically empowering women who are being side lined in economic development. Emily holds a… read more »

Dennis Munuve has over eight years’ experience in international development, and project and portfolio management at government, non-profit and, corporate levels. Currently, Dennis is a chargé de mission for the French Development Bank AFD, where he is managing a portfolio of 12 operations in the education, energy, water, and transport sectors, as well as financial… read more »