My Work

What I do

Drawing from my diverse experience in environmental policy and urban development, I offer specialized services in research, project management, and capacity building. My work focuses on creating practical solutions for complex environmental challenges, particularly in urban settings and informal settlements.

work experience

1. February 2024 - April 2024 Consultant, United States International University, Baseline study about reproductive health amongst Kenyan youth.
2. October 2023 - January 2024 Consultant, World Bank Project on Women's Economic Empowerment.
3. November 2023 – December 2023 Consultant, Oxfam International (Kenya Office) Scoping study for the B-Ready Project.
4. April 2022 – October 2022 Research Associate DREAMS – Developing Resilient African Cities and their Urban Environment Facing the provision of Essential Urban SDGs Project), University of Bonn
5. January 2021 – June 2022 Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt International Climate Protection Fellowship at the University of Bonn.
6. March 2020 – March 2021 Program Manager Plastic Pollution Governance Framework Network Program at the Center for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy, University of Nairobi
7. April 2019 – Present Kenya Youth Representative to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Youth and Land Program (Volunteer)
8. February 2019 - September 2020 Consultant Environmental Incentives LLC (Nairobi Office), Economics of Natural Capital in East Africa Project
9. May 2016 - February 2020 Project Manager, Institute for Law and Environmental Governance
10. October 2016 - February 2017 Research Assistant at the Committee on the Revision of the Kenya Wildlife Policy of 2002, Center for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy, University of Nairobi.
11. May 2013 -December 2018 Volunteer at the Somali Academy.
12. September 2012- September 2012 Communications Intern, Radio Amani
13. December 2009 – March 2010 Communications Intern, Kenyatta National Hospital

Trainings

  1. January 2024-November 2024- Training with Silbersalz Institute  Science, Arts and Media Festival
  2. Presentations – Presentation of preliminary results at ZEF (April 24, 2024)
    – Presentation of the paper ‘draft paper at the Urban Geographies Workshop (Cartel Economies and Urban land Governance at Pumwani Majengo and Korogocho 19.04.2024)
  3. Presented on ‘Translating the Global Green Agenda to Urban Informal Settlements: Insights from Korogocho, Nairobi” at the 3rd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA). The GORILLA conference will take place in Kampala, Uganda, from 4th to 6th December 2024.
  4. From Community to Commodity: Contestations over Space in the Making of Somali Enclaves in Nairobi’s Pumwani-Majengo. Presented at the Right Livelihood College Workshop on Sustainable Use and Conservation of Natural Resources 20th November 2024 At the ZEF Conference Room