Nana Wanjau
Nana Wanjau ni mfadhili kutoka Kenya anayejulikana kwa kazi yake kama Rais wa Rotary Club ya Nairobi Mashariki na kwa kuanzisha shirika lisilo la kiserikali la Power Woman International, linalofanya kazi ya kusaidia wajane nchini Kenya.
Maisha ya Awali na Elimu
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Wanjau alizaliwa tarehe 26 Oktoba 1979, baba yake ana asili ya Kenya na mama Mtanzania. Akiwa bado mdogo, alilelewa na bibi yake huko Bukoba, Tanzania. Baada ya kifo cha babu yake, jamii ilimlazimisha bibi yake kuondoka kutokana na hali yake ya ujane.
Baada ya kumaliza shule ya upili, Wanjau alihamia Lusaka, Zambia, kuishi na mama yake. Mama yake, ambaye alikuwa daktari wa magonjwa, alimshawishi kujiunga na chuo cha matibabu kusomea udaktari. Hata hivyo, alihudhuria programu hiyo kwa mwaka mmoja tu kabla ya kuacha masomo.
Baadaye alihamia Ivory Coast, ambako baba yake alikuwa amehamia. Akiwa na umri wa miaka 21, kazi ya baba yake ilimrudisha nyumbani, na ndipo Nana alihamia Kenya na kuanza kuishi huko.[1][2]
Kazi
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Wanjau awali alifanya kazi katika teknolojia ya habari, lakini baadaye akawa mama wa nyumbani.[3] Alipendezwa na kazi za hisani baada ya kumwona mama yake akiendesha kliniki ya matibabu huko Zambia.[4] Alijiunga na Rotary Club mnamo 2005, na alihudumu kama rais wa Rotary Club ya Nairobi Mashariki, Kenya kwa mwaka mmoja, kutoka 2015 hadi 2016.[5][6][7] Katika kipindi hiki alifanya kazi kupanua maktaba huko Korogocho,[8] na alijiunga na kikundi cha watu walioinuka Mlima Kilimanjaro ili kukusanya fedha kwa hisani.[9]
Mnamo Januari 2023, aliteuliwa kuwa mwenyekiti wa Commonwealth Business Women Africa,[10] na katika jukumu hili alifanya kazi kuongeza ujuzi wa kidijitali kwa wasichana.[11] Mnamo 2022 Wanjau alizungumza juu ya jukumu la shirika hilo katika kukuza usawa wa kijinsia kwa wanawake barani Afrika.[12] Kufikia 2023, alikuwa afisa mkuu wa jinsia katika Pan African Chamber of Commerce.[13]
Baada ya kumaliza muda wake kama rais wa Rotary Club, alianzisha Power Women International, shirika lisilo la kiserikali ambalo husaidia wajane nchini Kenya.[4][14] Shirika hili husaidia wajane kukaa katika jamii zao kwa kujenga nyumba na kutoa mafunzo, hitaji ambalo Wanjau alilitambua kutokana na uzoefu wake akiwa mtoto na kukuzwa zaidi katika mazungumzo ya Wanjau na wajane.[2]
Pia alianzisha Branding Beyond Borders (mtandao wa wataalamu mbalimbali), na Saltaway Investments Ltd, kampuni ya Kenya ya mali isiyohamishika.[15][16]
Tuzo na Heshima
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Wanjau ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Uongozi wa Wanawake wa Afrika Mashariki ya 2019.[17][18][19]
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ Ashley, Diana (2017-07-01). "Nana's Dedicated Service to Ostracized Widows". Mkazi Magazine (kwa American English). Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Agosti 29, 2017. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - 1 2 "No husband no dignity? Group helps widows rebuild their lives". The Star (Nairobi, Kenya). Julai 15, 2017 – kutoka Gale (publisher).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ AKELLO, ESTHER. "NANA WANJAU Woman without limits – Parents Africa". parentsafrica.com. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-13.
- 1 2 Munde, Claire (Oktoba 22, 2016). "I blend my charity work with personal growth". The Star (Nairobi, Kenya) – kutoka Gale (publisher).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Nana Wanjau takes over as Rotary Club president - Business Today Kenya" (kwa American English). 2015-06-01. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-13.
- ↑ "MEET THE COVER MODELS – Parents Africa". parentsafrica.com. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-13.
- ↑ "Nana Wanjau » Rotary Club of Nairobi East". Rotary Club of Nairobi East (kwa Kiingereza (Uingereza)). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-11.
- ↑ "Rotary Club Working to Improve Literacy in Korogocho Slum". AllAfrica.com; Washington. 30 Julai 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Kimutai, Carole (Januari 24, 2015). "Kilimanjaro: Life changing five days of pain and pleasure". Daily Nation, Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya) – kutoka Gale (publisher).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Susan Nyawira, The star (2019-08-21). "Kenya launches the Commonwealth Business Women Network". The Star (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-11.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Business Women Africa signs deal to equip 1 million girls with coding skills". Citizen Digital (kwa Kiingereza). 2024-01-05. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-12.
- ↑ Janga, Edwina Sia (Machi 14, 2022). "Sia Bayoh Talks About Mainstreaming Vulnerable Women in Education". allAfrica.com; AllAfrica Global Media – kutoka Gale (publisher).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Our Team - Pan African Chamber of Commerce". 2023-12-10. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo Desemba 10, 2023. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-06-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Kenyans speak out against widow-cleansing tradition". Al Jazeera America. Aprili 25, 2017 – kutoka Gale (publisher).
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Ogina, Elvis. "Agency to train women in business". The Standard (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-12.
- ↑ "How I moved on after losing my husband at 15 »" (kwa Kiingereza (Uingereza)). 2017-03-20. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2024-02-13. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-11.
- ↑ "Nana Wanjau – Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade" (kwa American English). Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2024-02-13. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-11.
- ↑ Wanjau, Nana (2023-09-08). "Women of the Global South Are Key to the Energy Transition". Modern Diplomacy (kwa American English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-12.
- ↑ "Motivational speaker Wale Akinyemi Inspires". The Star (kwa Kiingereza). Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-02-12.