Akinyi Awora

President at Kadana Foundation
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(386) 825-5501
Location
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Languages
  • English -
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Credentials

  • IEP Peace Ambassador Programme
    Institute for Economics & Peace
    Feb, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management Course for Fellowship Alumni
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management: After the Grant
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management: Before the Grant
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management: During the Grant
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management: Relationship Management
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management: Reporting
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Management: Site Visits
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Grants Manager in Training
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mar, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Systems Thinking
    ChangemakerXchange
    Sep, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Creative Enterprise Management
    British Council
    Jul, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Public Management
    Howard University
    Jun, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Kenya
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President
      • Sep 2017 - Present

      Kadana leverages technology and design to co-create community solutions in education, healthcare and livelihoods. Kadana leverages technology and design to co-create community solutions in education, healthcare and livelihoods.

    • Germany
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Strategic Advisor (Theory of Change)
      • Sep 2021 - Apr 2023

      Supporting the CXC core team in in strategy development and implementation particularly defining the CXC community theory of change. Particularly answering the question 'How might we leverage a global network of young changemakers to achieve systemic change? Supporting the CXC core team in in strategy development and implementation particularly defining the CXC community theory of change. Particularly answering the question 'How might we leverage a global network of young changemakers to achieve systemic change?

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Enterprise for Peace Ambassador
      • Jul 2021 - Jan 2023

    • Delegate Speaker
      • 2021 - Jul 2021

      Participated as a delegate speaker under the education plenary session on how we might prepare for the fourth industrial revolution

    • Kenya
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
    • E-Learning Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Mandela Washington Fellow
      • Jun 2017 - Jan 2023

      2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship June 2017 I attended a 6-week leadership training in the United States. The leadership training bolsters young Africans leaders to take leadership roles in their countries, and contribute to the economic, cultural and social enrichment of Africa. The Fellowship (Yali) included training and sessions on public management, community service, public administration, ethical leadership, ethical governance, insight into the American government and politics. 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship June 2017 I attended a 6-week leadership training in the United States. The leadership training bolsters young Africans leaders to take leadership roles in their countries, and contribute to the economic, cultural and social enrichment of Africa. The Fellowship (Yali) included training and sessions on public management, community service, public administration, ethical leadership, ethical governance, insight into the American government and politics.

    • Kenya
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Operating Officer
      • Jan 2019 - Nov 2019
    • Kenya
    • Investment Management
    • Director Design Thinking
      • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

      Client Support: Serve as “flex” members of client support teams and as “lead” member for a small number of clients primarily individual innovators. 1) Support clients as lead (1-3 clients). Provide design support from start to finish: a) Design process facilitation b) Project management c) Client relationship management d) Data management e) Stakeholder management 2) Support clients as a “flex” team member (10-15 clients). Provide as needed supports to Millennial Legacy clients both teams and individual with the facilitation and application of design thinking: a) Empathy research planning and collection b) Problem definition c) Ideation d) Prototype development and testing Show less

    • Kenya
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Mentor, Peer Mentor
      • Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

      Advising program members on life skills and enterpreneurship. This includes guiding them through their entire six month engagement Advising program members on life skills and enterpreneurship. This includes guiding them through their entire six month engagement

    • Bangladesh
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • Student Mentor
      • Sep 2016 - Nov 2016

      Mentoring young women and girls in technology and being their guide through the 12 weeks of the challenge. The challenge is to use technology to find a solution to a problem around them in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals by building a mobile application for the same. Mentoring young women and girls in technology and being their guide through the 12 weeks of the challenge. The challenge is to use technology to find a solution to a problem around them in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals by building a mobile application for the same.

    • Volunteer
      • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

      Undertook various community development activities like civic education, human rights education, literacy projects as well as community empowerment Undertook various community development activities like civic education, human rights education, literacy projects as well as community empowerment

    • counsellor
      • Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

      This encompassed taking hearing aid recipients through the process of familiarizing themselves with their newly received gadgets. This encompassed taking hearing aid recipients through the process of familiarizing themselves with their newly received gadgets.

    • Civic and Human Rights Educator
      • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

      Includes peer education, civic education, human rights awareness, youth empowerment via various projects. Includes peer education, civic education, human rights awareness, youth empowerment via various projects.

    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Volunteer
      • Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

      Undertaking various projects pertaining to community mobilization, disaster management and mitigation. Undertaking various projects pertaining to community mobilization, disaster management and mitigation.

    • counselling and rehabilitation officer
      • Jan 2013 - May 2013

      Working with women and youth groups in streamline the various projects they undertook Working with women and youth groups in streamline the various projects they undertook

    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • Volunteer
      • Apr 2011 - Apr 2011

      Took part in jigger eradication mission. Taught life skills pertaining to hygeine, how to combat jigger infestation as well as how to prevent it. Took part in jigger eradication mission. Taught life skills pertaining to hygeine, how to combat jigger infestation as well as how to prevent it.

Education

  • Howard University
    Certificate, Public Management
    2017 - 2017
  • Maasai Mara University
    Bachelor of Arts in Community Development, Research and Development Management
    2012 - 2016

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