Biography

Kellen Wanjiku Munene is a Kenyan community development practitioner with a Bachelor’s degree in Gender and Development Studies from South Eastern Kenya University. She is passionate about women’s economic empowerment, gender equality, and community-led development, with a strong interest in supporting women to access opportunities that improve their livelihoods.

Currently, Kellen is serving as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer, where she works alongside community members using the Community-Led Development (CLD) approach to identify local priorities and co-create sustainable solutions. She is particularly interested in initiatives that promote women’s livelihoods, entrepreneurship, economic opportunities, and participation in community development.Kellen believes that sustainable development is most effective when communities take ownership of their solutions.

Through her work, she hopes to contribute to empowering women to become economically independent, confident, and active participants in shaping the development of their communities.