Board Members

Shaban Varajab

Shaban Varajab is the founder and team leader of 42 Change Makers, a youth-led non-profit organization that serves underprivileged youth in Kenya. Shaban is passionate about social change and has driven countless campaigns to bring awareness to issues concerning peacebuilding, conflict transformation, youth development, gender equality, education, and civic engagement.

Shaban now works as a project data and accounting manager in the United States while also running 42 Changemakers. He credits God with providing people in his path who helped him on his journey, keeping him in good health, and blessing him with a good mind that allowed him to overcome all odds.

MUSERA GEOFFREY

Musera Geoffrey Ababu holds a doctorate degree in Economics of Education and Management and is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Planning and Management, School of Education, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega Kenya. Musera has been a teacher trainee and mentor for over 20 years and teaches Planning and Economics of Education, Research and Educational Statistics. Before joining MMUST in 2010, Musera worked at the Teachers Service Commission. Musera research interest is in Planning and Economics of Education with specific focus on Access and Equity in Education, Financing of Education, Schooling Outcomes, and Education Policy Analysis. Musera currently serves as a member of the Departmental Post graduates Studies Committee, School Practice Coordinator, and a Student Warden. Musera has been a friend and supporter of 42 Change Makers since its founding. He lives in Kakamega, Kenya with his wife, Metrine, and four children

DOROTHY NASIRUMBI OKELLO

Dorothy Nasirumbi Okello is a French-English translation and interpretation consultant, tutor and data analyst consultant. She loves learning new languages, and is a trained teacher of French with a degree and various certifications from CNED and CAVILLAM. She equally holds a Master degree in Applied Economics from Université de La Réunion. She is passionate about Monitoring and Evaluation, Project/Program Planning, Data Analysis and the French Language.

WILFRED KINYANJUI

Wilfred Kinyanjui is a Registered Nurse who works at Rosewood staffing agency In South Bend. Due to the struggles that Wilfred underwent while growing up in Kenya, he is very passionate about helping the less fortunate in society. Wilfred is also the director of Embrio Enterprises INC (USA, and Uganda). Embrio Enterprises INC is a subsidiary company of Embrio Enterprises Pte Ltd (Singapore). In his spare time, Wilfred enjoys volunteering in community projects.

MESHACK KOGO

Meshack kogo is a Data assistant (ICT) at University Health Services at the university of Nairobi, Prior to his current position, he served as a Data Assistant at USAID AMPATH, at Eldoret, Busia and Kitale Clinics that dealt with care and dispensing of Anti-virual drugs. He Received a Diploma in the management of Information system UK from KCA College and is due to graduate from Kisii university where he is pursuing a Bachelor of science in Applied Computer science degree. Meshack has been a friend and supporter of 42 Change Makers since it’s inception. He currently lives in Nairobi with his Family, wife, Damaris and two children.

VINCENT

Vincent R. Ogoti is a scholar-practitioner with extensive experience running peacebuilding projects and activities in Africa, the Middle East, and the US. He uses humanities and social science tools to build peaceful and sustainable communities. Vincent is a Mellon Public Humanities Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was also a Fellow with the African Studies Program and Odyssey Beyond Bars. Vincent earned a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and was a Fulbright Fellow at Yale University.