Honorees
Sylvia Nyaga
Founder Syna Consultancy
Innovation
Sylvia Nyaga Innovation Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder Syna Consultancy. Due to the lack of safe and dignified sanitation solutions for persons with disabilities and the elderly. These group of people resort to using dehumanizing methods such as using 1kg plastic containers and crawling in pit latrines. Her flagship product is the Utulav toilet, a portable toilet that provides the mobility challenged with a safe, hygienic and dignified sanitation solution.
Joan Nabusoba
Pwani Teknowgalz
Stem
Joan Nabusoba STEM Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder of Pwani Teknowgalz which conducts a broad spectrum of programs on technology for young women from marginalised communities in various counties .The programs she runs include Coders at American Spaces Kenya, STEM CAFÉ Kenya,Technovation,COdehack,Africa code week, Mombasa Girls in STEM and Django Girls.
Susan Wavinya
Inspire Teenagers Foundation
Young Archievers
Susan Wavinya Wairimu Young Achievers Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder Inspire Teenagers Foundation, which aims at educating and mentoring vulnerable teenagers and young mothers on matters sexual and reproductive health, life skills, talents, skills and leadership development and advocates for proper Menstrual Hygiene Management and ensure that every girl has access to sanitary products and the right information about their menstruation.
Dianah Kamande
Come together widows and orphans
Humanitarian
Dianah Kamande Humanitarian Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder of Come Together Widows and Orphans Organisation. She survived domestic violence and when her husband killed himself and left her as a young widow, she was accused of his murder, neglected, disinherited of her property and stigmatised for being a survivor of violence.
Tinah Lughano
Green Kids Club operating under kids tiara
Education
Tinah Lughano Education Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder of Green Kids Club Operating under Kids Tiaras. Her passion towards our environment and children. She started working with children on talent development, creativity and problem solving. With the increased rate of environmental degradation due to lack of environmental knowledge prompt her to educate the children and look for ways to support and motivate their creativity.
Mkamboi Mwakale
Saru Organics
Manufacturing
Mkamboi Mwakale Manufacturing Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder of Saru Organics manufacturing of high performing hair care products by harnessing the potent benefits of plant oils available from Moringa farmers in Taita-Taveta County after discovering their challenge in getting a fair market price for their produce.
Christine Amira
Women Today Show
Media
Christine Amira Media Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the face behind Women Today Show which seeks to inspire, encourage, motivate, enlighten, educate, mentor and coach young people. Targets to be a power house in Africa by sharing content that influences helpful conversations today,by aligning in leveraging on digitalism.
Winnie Shali Madeda
Fabulous Souls
Public Service
Winnie Shali Madeda, Public Service Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is a bonafide member of Fabulous Souls which gives chance for the less unfortunate while having hope for a better tomorrow. Through empowerment classes, talent nurturing and gender prevention and responses to all SGBV cases.
Judy Matu
Association of Women in Agriculture Kenya
Agriculture
Judy Matu Agriculture Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the National Chair Lady at the Association of Women in Agriculture Kenya (AWAK) where they build the capacity of small scale women farmers and the vulnerable slum mothers to become informed decision makers and key industry players through training, value addition, financial inclusion and market linkages and advocacy.
Winnie Murithi
Wynton House of music
Arts and Culture
Winnie Muriithi Arts &Culture Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder of Wynton House of Music so the need to empower the youth with skills that can help them sustain a living with in the future. By providing music education to people of all ages.
Tanya Maringo
Blink International
Healthcare
Tanya Maringo Health Nominee # ZuriAwards 2021 is the Founder of Blink International in response to one of the biggest challenges facing vulnerable and marginalised groups in Africa. Access to mental healthcare is pretty much limited thus the proportion of people who receive treatment for mental health problems is low, partly because of few mental health specialists, lack of awareness, finances and stigma associated with mental health issues.