Episode 10: Leadership with Nyawira Wahito, Resource Centre for Women and Girls

Leadership SeriesIn episode 10 FCRJ Director Awino Okech speaks to Nyawira Wahito, from Resource Centre for Women and Girls (RCWG). The conversation explores what it means to embody and develop leadership skills and roles, as well as approaches to work and living well.Nyawira is a Kenyan feminist passionate about investing in the leadership potential and personal transformation of girls and young women in rural Kenya.  Nyawira brings nearly 13 years of experience in the feminist organizing space where she has worked extensively with rural communities around the country. Nyawira’s leadership and advocacy is anchored in the belief that when girls are given space to dream, ideate and be ambitious, they can truly live into their power and transform their lives and those of their communities. She holds a Master’s in Security, Leadership and Society from King’s College London and a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Philosophy from the University of Nairobi. Nyawira is an alumnus of the African Leadership Centre Scholar’s program and the Resource Center for Women and Girls’ (RCWG) Girls’ Empowerment Retreats. She currently serves as the Executive Director at RCWG where she leads a diverse team of young women.Interviewer: Awino OkechInterviewee: Nyawira WahitoProduced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial JusticeMusic: Broken RNB Instrumental by The Audio Way, freesound.org; ⁠⁠⁠Inn Ann⁠⁠⁠ by Daboor; ⁠⁠⁠Snoopy⁠⁠⁠ by Sandy Chamoun