Kenya

Natha Bashir is a professionally trained HIV and AIDS counsellor from Wajir, Kenya. She is currently secretary of the North Eastern Deaf Persons Empowerment Group, and having released the ignorance and strong cultural beliefs of communities in the North Eastern region towards disability (especially the deaf) she is now focused on empowering young girls and… read more »

Agnes Yahuma has 10 years’ working experience in supply chain management in the Kenyan petroleum industry. In her working career, she has occupied various roles in supply management in the different companies that have depended on her skills in decision-making, team leadership, and analytical and customer service. Currently, Agnes is the supply manager at Engen… read more »

Watson Karuma has over ten years of experience as a journalist. He currently serves as Sports Editor with the Nation Media Group’s broadcasting division NTV and was recently awarded the best Sports Reporting Award from the Media council of Kenya for a piece he did on Kenyan football. His main focus is development-based sports, which… read more »

Charles Maina is co-founder of Revalue Waste Kenya Ltd, which works with hotels to divert waste from the largest dump-site in East Africa called Dandora. In 2007, Charles helped established Child Peace in Kenya, which is committed to improving the lives of children and youth in informal settlements by creating study centers, a children radio… read more »

Susan Wanjiru has over five years’ experience in the arts, specifically focusing on children. Sue is the founder and lead creative at Lokhem Kids Entertainment Ltd, a social enterprise teaching children to become better leaders through various forms of media, including television shows, campaigns, and leadership training programs. The organization aims to fight against corruption… read more »

Keziah Wanjiku Kamau is an entrepreneur and CEO of Zuri Events, an event management, marketing and public relations firm which she founded in 2007. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in International Relations and with her eight years’ experience in enterprise management, has managed to grow Zuri Events to a… read more »

Faith Chege is the CFO at Barefoot Power Africa, a renewable energy, social-for-profit enterprise. She oversees the financial operations of the Kenyan and Ghanaian subsidiary companies, and manages renewable energy projects targeting the rural electrification of over 600,000 tea-farmer households across Kenya. Faith Wangui Chege holds a BSC degree in International Business Administration, Finance from… read more »

Christine has over 10 years’ experience in development communications and three years’ experience as an entrepreneur. She is the founder of Baby Natural Kenya, a company that manufactures and sells cloth diapers in the East African market. Christine holds an MSc in Communications and uses her experience and skills in communications to conduct public awareness… read more »

Martin Nduati volunteers a as grassroots community mobilizer who has a passion for working with rural youth. Currently, Martin is the president of a youth forum, a community-based organization that represents over 1,000 affiliate youth groups. This forum was formed with support from the Yes Youth Can program in Kenya. In his work, Martin continually… read more »

Mark Wambui has over six years’ experience in storytelling as a film director, writer, and cinematographer. He is a Talents Durban alumnus. The founder and current managing director of Re-tuning Cinema in Africa, an organization aimed at creating a sustainable ecosystem for filmmakers across Africa. He’s also the founder and creative director of Chromatic Pictures… read more »

Gervase Wakoli is a research scientist who works with innovators to develop commercially viable products. Gervase founded two companies; Zinake and Engoho. Zinake is a mobile and web-based skills marketplace that provides individuals and organizations with convenient access to competent and verified workers. Engoho is a web and mobile-based Farm Management System that provides farmers… read more »

Jane Waithera Wairimu has over five years’ experience in various fields of the disability and leadership sector, particularly in Albinism advocacy. She is currently the co-founder for Positive Exposure, Kenya an education and advocacy NGO where she focuses on advocacy and public awareness, economic empowerment, and education. She also runs a mentorship program, Pearls Project… read more »

Rachael Wainaina is a business owner, community worker, and filmmaker. She is the CEO of Film Village of Kenya, which is expected to be the largest film city in Africa. She has also sponsored and trained over 300 underprivileged youths in practical and professional film making skills. Rachael runs a women project that has a… read more »

Dalziel Leone is an exploratory social justice activist who happens to be a trans man. He has over three years of experience working with the transgender and intersex community in Kenya and across East Africa. He is currently the co-founder and project manager for the East African Trans Health and Advocacy Network (EATHAN), where he… read more »