About Us

ABOUT US

We provide women with the necessary skills, resources and opportunities that enable them to establish sustainable livelihood strategies.

IWAP was started in 2020 by a group of women who had faced frustrations in securing employment and establishing businesses, despite having attained higher education. This led to unstable livelihood strategies, mental health problems, lost opportunities and stunted economic growth in their lives. They therefore sort to address these economic inequalities among women & girls through programs that are geared towards economic empowerment.

Vision: Economically empowered women and girls.

Mission: To provide women with the necessary skills, resources and opportunities that enables them to establish sustainable livelihood strategies.

How we do our work: IWAP have strategies that are tailor-made around the following pillars:

  • Economic empowerment.
  • Psychosocial support.
  • Social enterprises.

Guiding Principle:

To be able to achieve its goal, IWAP shall be guided by five principles namely:

  • Inclusion by ensuring that every contribution is considered.
  • Equity by ensuring that resources and opportunities are allocated according to the need.
  • Empathy through treating people in a humane manner.
  • Integrity by ensuring transparency and honesty in every aspect.
  • Partnership through networking & collaborating with like-minded individuals & organizations.

Our Team

Sylvia Indusa
Chairperson

Sylvia Indusa
Joyce Odundo
Secretary

Joyce Odundo
Dorothy Atieno
Treasurer

Dorothy Atieno
Salome Ochieng
Board Member

Salome Ochieng
Myra Nderi
Member

Myra Nderi
Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone
Sylvia Indusa

Chairperson

Sylvia Indusa

Sylvia is a trainer and instructional designer with a little over 10 years of experience in the education sector. She has a degree in Education and has worked as a teacher, trainer, and learning designer. Part of her experience includes working with local and international volunteers on various projects across the country. As a member of the board of IWAP, she will support organizing trainings for girls and women that will economically empower them and improve the quality of their lives.

Email:sylvia.indusa@ipwap.org

Joyce Odundo

Secretary

Joyce Odundo

Joyce is a development Intervention specialist with a passion for non-profit organizations. With almost ten years of experience in development Intervention programs, Joyce has a well-rounded skill set in the areas of project design & management, resource mobilization & fundraising, and monitoring & evaluation. In addition to her experience & skills, she has a solid education background with a Bachelor of Science in Community Resource Management in a combination with Public Health and Gender & Development.

Dorothy Atieno

Treasurer

Dorothy Atieno

Dorothy is passionate about mental health and is working towards a Master’s in Counseling Psychology. She loves working with children, teens, families, and couples using various therapeutic techniques. She acknowledges that the world is full of experiences, positive and negative, which influence who we become. Through collaboration, Dorothy and her clients explore existing barriers, the direction to take towards healing, what issues to address, and which techniques will foster a peaceful and satisfying life.

Salome Ochieng

Board Member

Salome Ochieng

Salome is a passionate and ambitious individual with over five years of experience in both qualitative and quantitative research. She has worked with various research organizations including the World Bank Group on a consultancy capacity. She likes working with women and girls in finding ways to better their lives and have an overall meaningful existence.

Myra Nderi

Member

Myra Nderi

Myra has deep-rooted passion for social justice initiatives especially women empowerment. She enjoys connecting with women through their life stories to be able to find ways on how to help and better the quality of life for women & girls in poverty. She has experience in communication and organizational leadership. Myra enjoys volunteering and has served in various drives that impact the lives of women.

Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone

Lucy is a researcher who specializes in women’s health, particularly sexual, reproductive and maternal health, and reproductive justice. She has an MSc in Development and Human Rights; an MSc in Demography and is currently pursuing her PhD in Medical and Health Care Studies. In the past, she has worked with women in Kibera through various projects including Group Savings and Loans, economic empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, and educational projects. Over the years, she has worked with a number of NGOs and research organizations in the UK and internationally, not only in a research capacity but also in policy, fundraising, and impact and engagement and on issues including poverty, education, health and women’s rights. As a member of the board of IWAP, she will support with Partnerships and Networking, Resource Mobilization, Fundraising and Research and Policy.

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