Nominees

Wakilisha Initiative

Public Service


Kilimani Project Foundation

Public Service


Wakilisha Initiative

Elizabeth is the founder and CEO of Wakilisha Initiative. The NGO is aimed at achieving access to justice and recidivism through the legal representation and mentorship and talent development programs. Right after inception the foundation mentored over 10 boys at the Kamiti YCT Centre. Elizabeth is passionate about children rights and hence started the organization. Her belief, also founded in law, is that all children have a right to protection and nurturing as vulnerable members of society. She is determined to bring about positive change in the world and will take any reasonable action to do so. Elizabeth is currently an advocate-in-training. Her hope is that we can create a society that does just that!”

Kilimani Project Foundation

Martha is an environmental conservatist and a community empowerment enthusiast. She is the Programs officer at Kilimani Project Foundation, a community neighborhood association for people who live, work or play in Kilimani that begun in 2012. Kilimani Project foundation focuses on seeing to it that everyone who resides or passes through Kilimani to view it as a vibrant and alive and responsibility of all. Over the five years, the project has led the community against noise pollution, river pollution, tree planting and plan development among others. The foundation looks forward to helping other counties to form such community-based foundations to oversee their neighborhoods.

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