Baraka Women's Center Staff
Dr. Teresia Waikuru Njora
Center Director
Gender Chair for Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations;
Addiction Counsellor, Baraka Rehabilitation Center for individual recovering from substance abuse;
Trainer of Trainers for substance abuse HIV/AIDS prevention;
Gender-Based violence prevention activist;
Global Woman Leaders Entrepreneur;
Awardee - Crown Women Rising/AWEP Kenya for supporting marginalized entrepreneurs and jobless women and youth through vocational training and business startups;
Honorary Doctorate for supporting vulnerable and marginalized women, youth and young mothers in the informal sector.
Wanjiru Ngigi
Program Director
A visionary, self-motivated, resourceful transformational leader and inspirational speaker with over 15 years of experience in leadership training and transformative governance in local institutions.
Trainer on Gender Based Violence and Coordination;
Trainer on HIV/AIDS and Effects /Management of Drug Abuse in Kenya school and society;
Trained in Entrepreneurs and Leadership skills by Project Baobab, GWWI and E Change;
Traininh in Transformative leadership skills by GWLN;
Training by Women Empowerment Link (WEL)/UNFPA.
Key Associates
Board of Directors
Working to expand the impact of the Center