Kelly Imathiu
Voice Regional Roving Grant Officer Africa, Hivos East Africa
Contact: kimathiu@hivos.org
Kelly Imathiu was most recently the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)- Holland stationed in Nairobi, Kenya. They completed their undergraduate degree in Environmental Health at Moi University Eldoret, and went further to complete their Masters degree in Global Health and Development at University College London (UCL) in the UK. Kelly has approximately 11 years of experiences working with diverse under-served communities these include refugees, homeless youth, person’s with disabilities, person’s who identify as albino’s, LGBTI communities and person’s living with HIV. They have worked with a variety of international non-profits including UHAI-EASHRI, HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya, Spectra-London and Covenant House Newark, NJ, USA. They are also deeply passionate about inclusive organizing for underserved communities and how to develop diverse frameworks that recognize the struggles of these groups. Kelly joins Voice as the Regional Roving Grants Officer (Africa).