CAREN WAKOLI
Caren Wakoli is a Certified leadership coach, transformational leadership trainer, certified 7-Habits of Highly Effective People trainer, democracy & good governance champion, and social entrepreneur who delights in mentoring young women and men to be able to achieve their greatest potential in life. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Emerging Leaders Foundation (ELF); an organization that nurtures the next generation ethical leaders for Africa’s transformation. She has over 17 years’ experience of doing youth empowerment work in Kenya and Africa at large. She has taken part in various policy formulation and implementation processes locally and internationally. Caren has received several recognitions for her commitment to youth and women empowerment, democracy and good governance. In 2018, the 44th President of the United States of America President Barack Obama recognized her and the work of Emerging Leaders Foundation -of promoting dignity and ending poverty through raising youth leaders as positive agents of change in society. In 2018, she was awarded Most Influential Woman in Business and Government (Civil Society and welfare category) in East Africa by CEO Global. In 2017, she was profiled by the East African Standard Newspaper as one of the most influential women in East Africa. Caren serves on various boards where she advocates for youth voice and effective representation. She has a Master’s degree in international studies and Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Sociology, both from the University of Nairobi.