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Mumbi Ndung’u

Innovation Expert

STEM
2023

Mumbi Ndungā€™u #ZuriAwards 2023 STEM Honoree is a social innovation expert and leader having launched several enterprises since university, recent innovation is a tech learning platform dubbed: Power Learn Project (PLP) is a Pan-African social impact organization whose goal is to drive transformative change for youth in Africa by powering them with relevant Tech skills through the provision of quality and decentralized Tech training.

Wangari Kuria
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Wangari Kuria

STEM Expert

STEM
2023

Wangari is a host at AGRF 2021 international conference which raised awareness about youth in agriculture she is consistently teaching and inspiring all for free on Youtube on best Farming practices that has led to 1200 urban gardens.

Muchunku Kawira
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Muchunku Kawira

Dada STEM

STEM
2023

Muchunku Kawira is the Programs Lead at Dada STEM, where she plans and implements programs that are aimed at bridging the gender gap in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics). She created a network of women in STEM in Tharaka Nithi County in Kenya while organizing the very first Women in STEM Conference in Tharaka Nithi County, a platform to help women and girls to interact and network so as to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, ideas and good practices among themselves from relevant industries and fields while demystifying that STEM is a male field. With her passion for kids, she tailored a program to help kids in the rural areas to learn about technology and STEM at large, which is achieved through ā€˜Kids Coding Weekā€™ that happens when children close school for holidays. She is also a doctoral student in Computer Science while working as a lecturer at the university. Here, she mentors the university students while acting as an active role model.

Ann Nyakinyua
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Ann Nyakinyua

Google Digital Skills Mentor and Trainer

STEM
2022

Ann Gathura has a background in BSc. Actuarial Science from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is passionate about Mathematics and impacting students into loving the subject. This is also reflected in her Career where Ann, is a Google Digital Skills Mentor and Trainer and has worked with more than 6 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa, guiding them on building an online presence and growing their businesses online.

Joan Nabusoba
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Joan Nabusoba

Pwani Teknowgalz

STEM
2021

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 CAFƉ Kenya,Technovation,COdehack,Africa code week, Mombasa Girls in STEM and Django Girls.

Christine Onyango
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Christine Onyango
STEM
2020
Diana Njeri
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Diana Njeri
STEM
2020
RUTH KAVEKE
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Ruth Kaveke
STEM
2020
Janet Silantoi Leparteleg
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Janet Silantoi Leparteleg

Butterfly Techies

STEM
2019
Asha Makana Panyako
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Asha Makana Panyako

CodeYetu

STEM
2024

Asha Makana Panyako is a highly self-driven individual passionate about mentoring and teaching coding to young girls in underprivileged communities. Hereā€™s an overview of her initiatives:

CodeYetu: Founded in 2018, CodeYetu is a community-based organization dedicated to teaching children from underserved communities how to code. They conduct coding classes for over 200 students every weekend, reaching children in childrenā€™s homes, slums, and rescue centers across four counties in Kenya. Their vision is to empower young girls with digital skills to overcome obstacles brought about by their background. Ashaā€™s aspiration is to scale CodeYetu to reach more children and advocate for digital skills education in underserved communities across Africa.

She believes in the transformative power of community, partnerships, and shared goals to effect positive change in the world.