Resume
Education, experience, and skills.
A record of the studies, roles, and work behind the last decade — in youth, climate, and urban development.
Experience
Work & roles
2020 – Present
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Youth and Urbanism (Y&U)
Founded and lead a youth-led organisation that helps young people in informal settlements take part in planning their own neighbourhoods. I set the strategy, mobilised the funding base from scratch — over KES 16.7 million to date — and oversee programmes, finances, partnerships, and a growing team.
2023 – 2024
Youth Champion — Children, Climate & Disaster Risk
UNICEF
Represented young people in shaping UNICEF's child-centred climate and disaster-risk modelling work.
2022 – 2024
Youth Project Officer — Voices for Just Climate Action
Hivos International
Ran Y&U's delivery of the programme day to day — keeping the work on track and reporting results back to the funder.
2021 – 2022
Project Research Intern — UNESCO Chair (HEDGES)
UNESCO
Helped develop academic research on the green economy and organised capacity-building webinars for universities.
2021
Research Assistant
Plan International Kenya
Worked with the research and learning team on the baseline survey behind Plan's 2022–2026 country strategy for Kenya.
2021
Associate Auditor
Dotts Solutions Kenya
Carried out environmental, occupational health and safety, and risk-assessment audits across firms and prepared the reports.
2019 – 2021
Youth Ambassador & Global Winner — Generation Unlimited
UNICEF
Global winner under the environmental pillar; rallied young people in informal settlements around climate action and gender inclusion.
2019 – 2021
Youth Project Officer — Safe and Inclusive Cities
Plan International
Ran the Safe and Inclusive Cities programme in Mathare — safer streets, more opportunity, and a real say for residents in local decisions.
2017 – Present
Project Coordinator & Head of Programs
Generation Shapers
Project programming, community mobilisation, delivery, and monitoring, evaluation, research and learning for a youth-led organisation.
Education
School & study
2017 – 2022
BSc, Environmental Planning and Management
Kenyatta University · Nairobi
Urban design, regional and rural planning, environmental management, project management, the Sustainable Development Goals, research methods, applied statistics, gender & development, and community development.
2021
Paralegal Training
Strathmore University · Nairobi
Legal research and writing, client and witness interviewing, and drafting — with a focus on making legal ideas clear enough to teach to children.
Training
Professional training & certifications
2023
Climate Justice & Quality Climate Education
Oxfam
2021
MERL Technical Strengthening — Results-Based Management & Outcome Harvesting
Plan International
2021
Gender-Transformative Programming (Gender Equality & Inclusion)
Plan International
2021
Safeguarding Children & Young People — Global Policy
Plan International
2020
Urban Safety Ambassador Training & Communication for Development (C4D)
Plan International
2019
Renewable Energy Advocacy & Leadership (Green & Inclusive Energy)
Hivos International · Arusha
2017
Social Entrepreneurship Studies
UBC — Sauder School of Business (Kenya Programme)
Research
Studies I've led & contributed to
2021
Climate Change Adaptation for Peace and Security in the Kerio Valley Region
Kenyatta University (M&E by World Vision Kenya)
2021
Socio-Economic Impact of the Thwake Multi-Purpose Dam Project
Kenyatta University — regional planning studio
2021
Kenya Baseline Survey — Young Health Programme
Plan International Kenya
2020
Kenya Midline Report — Safe and Inclusive Cities
Plan International Kenya
2020
Safe Governance in Urban Environments for Resilient Cities
Mathare — with UNODC
2020
Murang'a Municipality Integrated Urban Development Plan (2020–2030)
Kenyatta University — urban planning studio
2019
Impacts of Wildlife Conservation on Indigenous Communities, Ol-Pejeta
Kenyatta University — rural planning studio
2018
Income-Generating Activities & Women's Empowerment in Mathare
University of Trier (Germany) & Kenyatta University
Speaking
Talks & convenings
2024
Education for Climate Justice Conference
Denmark
2023
Inner Development Goals (IDG) Conference
Denmark
2023
Africa Climate Summit
Nairobi
2023
Youth Climate Assembly
2023
Landscape Leadership Workshop / GLF Nairobi
Global Landscapes Forum
2021
3rd Global Youth SDG Summit
2019
Clean Cooking Forum
Recognition
Honours & awards
2023
Climate Justice Award (USD 4,000)
CDKN & Global Landscapes Forum
2024
Shortlisted — Africa's 10 Most Innovative CEOs to Watch
CIO Views Magazine
2021
Community Impact Award
African Impact Initiative, Canada
2020
Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge — Global Winner
UNICEF
2020
Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge — National Winner
UNICEF Kenya
Publications
Writing & research output
2022
Defining green economy aspects for eco-friendly industrial approaches
Educational Research (DOI 10.5897/ERR2022.4241)
2022
Inclusion of green economy and sustainability programmes in higher-education institutions
Case of Kenyatta University, Kenya
2019
Youth and Unemployment: 'Entrepreneuring' Ourselves Out of Poverty
In: Narratives that Matter (Ghetto Foundation)
Skills
Areas of expertise
- Urban & environmental planning
- Youth-led programme design
- Climate justice & adaptation
- Monitoring, evaluation & research (MERL)
- Grant fundraising & donor reporting
- Community mobilisation & advocacy
- Gender-inclusive programming
- Safeguarding children & young people
- Community-led & participatory research
- Partnership & stakeholder engagement