Emma Muindi BScN, MPH, RN, Cert. Adult Education
Chairperson at Sauti ya Dada - Kenya
Emma earned a Bachelor of science in Nursing from Moi University and Master of public health from University of Nairobi, school of Public Health, Kenya. After more than ten years of her nursing career in Kenya, Emma moved to Nova Scotia where she continued with her nursing career in nursing. She has spent her career working in nursing education, leadership roles, population health and project management. She has diverse experience in maternal child and women’s health, geriatrics, medical-surgical and community health as well as simulation, mentorship and facilitation.
Emma has worked with the Nova Scotia Community College, School of Health & Human Services where her teaching roles included facilitation in the Practical nursing program, Continuing Care Assistant program, skills lab, clinical instruction and program coordination. She is happy to be working with Inspire Global Assessments as an assessor and a subject matter expert in addition to working with Nova Scotia Health Authority in the Inter-professional Learning Institute where she continues to live her passion for simulation in nursing education and dedication to support competency-based education.
Ms Muindi has demonstrated leadership in global health initiatives in girls and women in marginalized areas and continues to advocate for empowerment of that population. She is the founder and currently the chairperson of Sauti ya Dada Kenya, a not-for-profit organization which empowers and advocates for girls and women in sexual and reproductive health. Her expertise to manage and lead projects has been a great impact to the running of the organization and building partnerships with key stakeholders. She has organized fund raising campaigns and worked in collaboration with the Kenyan ministry of health and sanitation, ministry of education and Kenya medical training college to take sexual and reproductive health services to marginalized girls and women in Kitui county.
Her active involvement includes commitment in organizing community initiatives such as Breast cancer awareness and self-examination, creating menstrual hygiene awareness and supply of school-girls with menstrual hygiene kits in Kitui County- Kenya.
Ms. Muindi’s vision is to see all girls and women in marginalized areas and groups having awareness of their sexual and reproductive rights and access to equitable and affordable sexual and reproductive health services.
Outside of work, Emma enjoys walking, gardening, travelling, volunteering and spending time with family and friends.
Godfrey Hedga Odinga
Odinga is the vice chairperson at Sauti ya Dada.
He is an established tourism researcher and academician. Presently, he is an Academic Chair at Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, Canada. Godfrey is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Lisbon, Portugal. His research interests are community participation, tourism governance, policy and planning and cultural tourism.
Ms. Doreen Muyoti Bwisa
Ms. Doreen has a Bachelor of Science degree, a Masters in public health degree from Kenya, and Masters in applied human nutrition from Canada.
She has worked for over 15 years with various organizations in Kenya ranging from the Government, Non-Governmental, United Nations and community-based organizations which include:
-Quality improvement advisor with University Research Co., LLC (URC - USAID ASSIST PROJECT) in partnership with National Aids and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) and APHIA PLUS health service delivery, in strengthening and improving the quality of nutrition interventions through use of science of improvement and the adoption of Nutrition assessment counseling and support (NACS)
- Program coordinator with Medical Assistance program international in partnership with the ministry of health in the following projects:- Maternal, neonatal and child health, reproductive child and adolescents health , community health strategy, orphans and vulnerable children project, youth empowerment, water sanitation and malaria program, and nutrition programs
-Research Consultant assistant with UNICEF-Kenya charged with the responsibility of Primary and secondary data collection on Child participation in North Eastern, Nyanza, Western, and Coast provinces
-Volunteer with United Nations- Habitat (settlement program) as a youth volunteer in charge of Planning and Coordination of civil societies and youth groups’ initiatives.
Ms. Doreen has a passion working with girls and women in reproductive health and has participated in writing different kinds of documents ranging from proposals, manuscripts, critical appraisal of publications, seminar outline, seminar handout, concepts notes, project reports, monitoring and evaluation reports, financial reports, bulletins, stories of change, guidelines, and standards of operations among other documents.
Juliana Mukulu
Peter Musau
Mark Wafula
Mark is an IT graduate from Multimedia University of Kenya.