Mercy Nyambura Ikuri

Mercy Nyambura Ikuri is on a quest to make her country more eco-conscious. For five years, she has been part of a youth network in Kenya that sensitizes communities on climate change and green businesses. Currently, Mercy Nyambura Ikuri is part of a leadership training program that seeks to cultivate more eco-warriors and inculcate positive values in youth. Mercy is also multilingual. An avid writer of haiku and essays, she has won awards such as the 2012 Amkeni Wakenya (meaning ‘Rise Up Kenyans’) Youth Innovation Award for an essay she wrote on the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai. She also won the 2011 East African Essay Contest on Monetary Union with an essay written in French and emerged second in the 2015 Justice Project International Essay Contest on the link between social injustice and drug addiction. Her interest in social action is also evident in her past participation in the Annual Amnesty Intervarsity Human Rights Debates. Mercy holds a bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. She is passionate about a greener future and the sustainable use of resources. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Mercy plans on pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability and Urban Studies.