Valerie Joyce Andeso Mutoka

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 reconciliation in Kenya following the 2007/8 post poll violence. Valerie Joyce Andeso Mutoka has also been involved with the UWIANO platform for peace which is a conflict early warning and response platform established to track and respond to conflict in Kenya. Joyce holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Roosevelt specializing in International Law. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, Joyce plans to scale up the work of Chanzo as a basis for community reconciliation through documenting and sharing the stories and experiences of young people.