Kenya

Kelvin Macharia Kuria (Kevo) is a young entrepreneur with over four years’ experience in the business of innovative security. He is currently the founder and director of Sunrise Tracking, a company that offers innovative car tracking products, fleet management system, CCTV surveillance, and biometrics products. His main mandate is focusing on innovating, designing and managing… read more »

Christine Mabera Sagini is a medical doctor with over six years’ experience in the public health sector. Her current interest is in health policy and legislation and she serves as a county liaison officer for the Senate (Parliament of Kenya). Christine Mabera Sagini focuses on initiating and implementing liaison activities between the Senate, county governments,… read more »

Michael Amaya Lwoyelo is the Engineering Operations Manager with Sanergy. He is responsible for overseeing the technical operations required to make sanitation accessible, affordable, and sustainable in Africa’s slums. As part of these efforts, Michael Amaya Lwoyelo manages a diverse team of 75 people in manufacturing, waste management, quality assurance, and research and development. He… read more »

Mercyline Nafula Lubia is a State Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General with three years’ experience in employment and labor relations, and insurance and commercial law. Mercyline Nafula Lubia is currently deployed to the Business Registration Service, a state corporation that registers and regulates businesses in Kenya. Her duties include the registration of… read more »

Eunice Amboka Likoko has over seven years of experience as a social worker in various fields including social justice and women empowerment. She is the co-founder of Full Circle Trust initiative, a rehabilitation center for women in prostitution whose goal is to provide an alternative source of income for women in prostitution and to prevent… read more »

Cynthia Chebet Lesan is a young and vibrant environment enthusiast, who sees the world as a home not only for us, but also for our future generations. Her passion for the environment drove her to establish BrightGreen Renewable Energy, a company that creates green fuels from agricultural and urban wastes as an alternative energy source… read more »

Janet Silantoi Leparteleg has over four years of professional experience in various sectors, including the banking and fast moving consumer goods industries, as a banking assistant, customer service representative, and a system analyst. Currently, Janet is an assistant information communications technology (ICT) officer for the ICT Authority in Kenya, where she is involved in projects… read more »

Bernard Lennon Ekuwam has cumulative experience of seven years’ serving in various organizations empowering communities, specifically on Integrated Community Development. At present, he serves as a ward administrator for the county government of Turkana, where he concentrates on ensuring community needs are met through planning, initiating, and implementing government plans and policies. On a personal… read more »

Nice Nailantei Lengete has over three years’ experience in alternative rite of passage (ARP) for girls in Kenya’s pastoralist communities, having herself escaped forceful female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) at the age of eight. Jedidah Naniai Lemaron is currently a project officer for Amref Health Africa in Kenya, which has to date rescued over 9,000 girls… read more »

Jedidah Naniai Lemaron has over five years’ experience in mentorship, life-skill coaching, and counseling. She founded of The Malkia Initiative Foundation, where she focuses on offering psychosocial support to girls who’ve undergone female genital mutilation and early forced marriage in the Maasai community. She also mentors girls in schools and those who’ve dropped out of… read more »

Caren Chepkemoi Langat has over nine years of experience in healthcare practice as a nurse, focusing on sexual and reproductive health. Currently, Caren is a nurse manager for the Directorate of Reproductive Health where she provides oversight on evidence-based practices and initiatives, strategic planning, policy formulation, implementation, healthcare advocacy, ethical practice and capacity development for… read more »

Rita Nkatha Laibuta has six years’ experience in the energy industry, and is passionate about providing sustainable, affordable, reliable, and clean energy in Kenya. She is currently working at the Technical University of Kenya, in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, where she is involved in extensive research, designing, and developing energy recovery projects… read more »

Josephine Kulea is a child rights activist with over eight years of experience. Currently, she is the founder and Executive Director of Samburu Girls Foundation, where she focuses on rescuing young girls from harmful cultural practices performed in pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya. Her work has earned her numerous awards, including UN Person of the… read more »

Jacqualine Kowa Ruddick has twelve years of experience in the NGO sector, having worked as a social behavior change coordinator for a USAID-funded HIV project for adolescents. Currently, Jacqualine Kowa Ruddick is the Mombasa County coordinator for Plan International. She offers technical support to development partners to ensure quality programming for orphans and vulnerable children,… read more »