Fidelis Wainaina

Fidelis Wainaina is the founder of Maseno Interchristian Child Self Help Group (MICH), an organization that strives for self- sustainability through agriculture, for the people of rural western Kenya. She won the Yara Prize in 2006 alongside Celina Cossa of Mozambique. [ [http://www.yara.com/en/sustaining_growth/societal_responsibility/green_rev_africa/yara_prize/2006_laurates.html The Yara Prize Laureates 2006 - Yara ] ] She passed away on March 5 2008 at age 46, after being diagnosed with cancer. [ [http://www.africangreenrevolution.com/en/green_revolution/focus_stories/loss_of_wainaina.html Untimely loss of Fidelis Wainaina ] ] A former school- teacher, Wainaina abandoned her teaching career to eradicate poverty and hunger, assisting impoverished families by participating in the African Green Revolution. Popularly known by the Luo people of western Kenya as "Nyar Okuyo"(daughter of the Kikuyu), Wainaina is a champion of "gender revolution"in advocacy for women empowerment. Her focus groups in development are mainly street children and widows, especially those ravaged by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. [ [http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143957419 Woman tills tiny piece of land to fame ] ]

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