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Kevin Mbewa Anyango

Works for Multi-Donor Agency

As a Kenyan, I grew up surrounded by poverty and this has nurtured in me a passion for development and empowering communities. I am a great believer in self-help projects, not hand-outs.

My journey in development started at an HIV orphanage in Kenya where I volunteered for 2 years. There were many memorable and valuable experiences during this time but the time I spent caring for Joseph, a thirteen year old former
street boy, as HIV slowly killed him remains with me most powerfully. Events at the orphanage prompted me to start asking serious questions about life in a developing
country.

Following my undergraduate studies in Community Development, I managed HIV
projects in slums of Nairobi and rural areas in Kenya.

Having completed master’s degree in international community Development at the University of Westminster, I have chosen to stay in the UK to build my career so I can bring the true African perspective to the development debate.

I have since worked with different international Development Organizations based in England working in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Nepal, Bangladesh among other countries.

Currently, I am working with multi donor agency supporting various projects mostly in Asia and African countries.

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