Jane Waithera

Ms. Waithera is an Enthusiastic, dynamic, proactive and motivated human rights advocate, with over five years’ experience in various fields of the disability and leadership sector, particularly in Albinism Issues. She is currently the Programs Director for Positive Exposure-Kenya An albinism Education and advocacy organization that promotes inclusive communities that uphold the rights of persons with albinism to empowerment, equality, dignity, justice and self-reliance, through advocacy and public awareness, economic empowerment, and education. She also runs a mentorship program, which is an educational tool that invites students to learn about their peers living with differences. She studied at the International Institute of Social Entrepreneurship in Trivandrum, India; Waithera is currently enrolled at St. Paul’s University, Kenya, studying for a BA in Leadership and Management. She has vast knowledge is Project Management, social entrepreneurship, advocacy & disability rights monitoring. She has also completed a public Policy Analysis training at the Goldman School of Public Policy University of California –Berkeley from as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Initiative.