This Expert's name is NJERI KIMOTHO
This Expert's occupation is
Global Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Expert and International Policy Advisor
This Expert's location is
Nairobi, Kenya
This Expert's nationality is Kenyan
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Professional Experience
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Philanthropy Advisors
Apr 2022 - PresentGender Equality & Social Inclusion AND Diversity Advisor – Implement an inclusive strategic planning process rooted in a feminist and intersectional perspective and deliver a new organizational Theory of Change (ToC) and subsequent operational guiding frameworks for Women Strong International operations and future programming; 1). Integrate an intersectional approach, specifically with regards to gender equality in analyzing the impact of the support provided to grantee partners, Learning Lab partners, women, and girls; 2). Develop and conduct awareness training on power, privilege, and assumption for Philanthropy Advisors experts; 3). Embed the Do No Harm principle in planning process. -
Yarrow Global Consulting
Sep 2021 - PresentIntersectional Feminist Advisor – Development of consultancy proposal to provide technical support on gender dimension in lobby & advocacy program; 1). Developing and setting up a GESI framework for health & climate change programme; 2). Analyzing environments and policy for inclusive trade; 3). Exchange, learning and managing knowledge; 4). Thought leadership on rethinking North-South relationships from a gender perspective; 5). Capacity building and training tools development. -
Fair & Sustainable Consulting
Aug 2021 - Sep 2022Gender Equality and Social Inclusion(GESI) Technical Support – Development of consultancy proposal to carry out gender analysis and provide recommendations targeted at gender transformation; 1). Respond to call for proposals whilst integrating intersectional feminist frameworks in approaches, methodologies, and secondary context analysis; 2) Carry out an extensive literature review to gain insight and a better understanding of context-based gender and social relations; 3) Curate a mix of intersectional gender analysis frameworks, develop appropriate sex and gender-disaggregated data collection tools. In pursuance of this, design different questionnaires and interview checklists.
Education
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Kenyatta University
Graduated 2022MA - Gender and Development Studies -
Honoris United Universities
Graduated 2022Africa Women Entrepreneurship Accelerator -
Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands
Graduated 2019Civil Society Gender, lobby & advocacy -
Moshi - Sokoine Agriculture University
Graduated 2008BA - Cooperative Management ( Strategic leadership & Management Option)
Publications
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Decolonizing development: Southern Feminism and indigenous knowledges leading civil society program
Published Dec 2022 -
GBA+ stakeholder analysis and Gender Power analysis toolkit
Published Sep 2021 -
Gender mainstreaming solutions: The gender inclusivity buckets book
Published Jan 2019