Janet Mawiyoo
Janet Naumi Mawiyoo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), the only public foundation in Kenya, which seeks to explore creative ways of sustaining development achievements by mobilizing resources from various sources.
Previously, she worked with the Kenyan government in both the Ministry of Culture and Social Services and the Ministry of Technical Training and Applied Technology. She also worked in the technical assistance programme of the Norwegian Agency for Development and with Action Aid International, where she rose from a Programme Officer in Kenya to become the Country Director of Action Aid International Tanzania.
Ms. Mawiyoo has a rich experience in developing organizations and has traveled extensively through Africa. Through her work in various roles at different organizations she has been exposed to a wide variety of interventions in tackling poverty challenges, especially in Africa.
Ms. Mawiyoo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from Nairobi University, a Masters of Arts degree in development administration and management (MA-Econ) from the University of Manchester (UK), and a post-graduate diploma in organization development consultancy.
Through an innovative grant making program and partnering with local development organizations, KCDF supports community initiatives across Kenya aimed at addressing poverty and social injustice among poor communities. The foundation invests in strengthening capacities of partner organizations to ensure they are well governed and accountable to poor communities, while providing a reliable mechanism for investment and growth of community assets as a first step towards reducing dependence on external aid.
