JARED ABUGA
INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITY OFFICER
Jared has a degree in Entrepreneurship and a diploma in agronomy and has been working for HEART since in May 2011. He oversees agronomy practices such as livestock keeping, kitchen gardening, poultry, sheep, goats and dairy farming, bee keeping, fish farming among many other Income Generating Activities for HEART in the Nyanza, Western, Nairobi and Coastal regions. Jared is an integral part of the success of the Women Equality Empowerment Program (WEEP) project that serves women, vulnerable and orphaned children. His expertise helps HEART achieve the goal of food access and security within the households and communities HEART works in.
LEAH GATIBA
WEEP PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Leah joined HEART as a volunteer in 2009 and she worked in the Kids for School (KFS) and Freedom for Girls (FFG) projects till 2015 when she became a full time staff in the Women Equality Empowerment Project (WEEP) as a Program Assistant. She is currently based in Taita Taveta County where she oversees the two WEEP Centers in the Bura and Dembwa areas of Taita Taveta. She is dedicated in ensuring that the WEEP mothers in the WEEP centers thrive-spiritually, emotionally, physically and economically. Leah also ensures that the WEEP centers run efficiently on a day to day basis. She has skills in social work acquired from her experience as a volunteer and from her studies. Before joining HEART, Leah worked at Community Transformers as a field coordinator.
JACKLINE MORAA
FIELD OFFICER
Jackline is HEART’s Field Officer in the Nyanza region (Kakamega, Kisumu and Kisii). She joined HEART in 2012. She has studied Gender and Development Studies and Human Resource Management and also a trained HIV Testing Services (HTS) Counselor and Peer Educator. She has previously worked with Kenya Assemblies of God Program as a program assistant, counselor and peer educator and also with KEMRI/CDC as a field worker. She oversees the four HEART Women Equality and Empowerment Project (WEEP) centers and the HEART Kisii Regional Office. She is married to Eric and they have two children.
Diana Njoki Mwangi
MONITORING AND EVALUATING OFFICER
Diana Joined HEART in July 2017. She has experience in M&E, analysis, reporting, project planning and management. Diana is dependable and adaptable with a passion for working with local communities. She works with program staff and the management to ensure that the appropriate M&E systems are in place and functioning satisfactorily in compliance with budgets and plans. Before joining HEART, she was a part-time graduate assistant at the University of Nairobi. She has also worked with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and at Infotrak Research and Consulting Company. Diana holds a Bachelors of Arts (Psychology and Sociology) Degree, a Postgraduate in Community Psychology and is currently pursuing a M&E certification course. She is trained in Social Services Management and is a certified clinical counselor. She is a member of the National Youth Guidance and Counseling Association (NYGCA) and the Evaluation Society of Kenya (ESK). She is a born again Christian, married to Peter and mother to Victor.
PHYLLIS WANJIRU
OVC-KIDS FOR SCHOOL PROJECT OFFICER
phylliswanjiru@africaheart.com
Phyllis Wanjiru joined HEART in March 2017. She holds a degree in Social Work, is trained in social services management and is a certified clinical counselor. She has worked in various organizations; Pearls & Treasures Trust, Help Age Kenya, Kenya Red Cross Society and Department of Children Services. A passionate mentor, Phyllis uses her life experiences to mentor HEART sponsored students on academic excellence and career choice, empowering them to make informed choices. She has worked at building new liaisons and partnerships with other organizations for project improvement, in addition to ensuring timely reporting, budgeting, and payment of school fees for HEART students. She is a member of the National Youth Guidance and Counseling Association (NYGCA), and the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPF). Phyllis enjoys traveling, skating, swimming and making friends; she is mother to Bedan.
