Our Team
About The Founder
Dorcas M.Nyamanya
Dorcas M.Nyamanya is a certified HR professional, currently a PhD student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is passionate about human capacity development especially for the disadvantaged girls and young women. Through her initiative, she was selected as a 2022 Ban Ki Moon Global Citizen Scholar. She believes that justice and peace can prevail in our communities only if everyone is given an equal opportunity to thrive.
Co-Founder & Director of Programs / Community Engagement
Phebe Monyangi Monari
Phebe Monyangi Monari is a dedicated social innovator, community organizer, and Co-Founder of Xolani Women of Hope. Driven by a deep commitment to social justice and gender equality, Phebe leads Xolani’s community-level programs, grassroots mobilization strategies, and youth engagement initiatives across Nairobi’s informal settlements.
As Co-Founder, Phebe bridges community realities with policy advocacy—spearheading Xolani’s field-level social audits, Community Health Scorecard rollouts, and youth-led health budget tracking. Her leadership ensures that young women and vulnerable youth in informal settlements transform from passive service recipients into confident, vocal community advocates for equitable healthcare and transparent local governance.
HEAD of community programs
Deborah Kemuma
Deborah Kemuma is a dedicated registered nurse and public health advocate whose professional expertise bridges clinical care and community wellness in urban informal settlements. As a key partner in civic and environmental initiatives, she brings a vital health lens to neighborhood regeneration and green livelihood projects. Her work focuses on educating vulnerable populations on the critical links between environmental degradation, poor waste management, and public health risks such as sanitation hazards and vector-borne diseases.
Within community-based programs, Deborah leads occupational health and safety education during vocational training sessions, ensuring that young people engaged in green jobs and waste-to-resource enterprises operate safely. Furthermore, she champions health-inclusive civic advocacy, ensuring that local climate policies and county budget allocations prioritize community well-being, sanitation infrastructure, and preventive healthcare. By integrating clinical insight with grassroots community mobilization, Deborah strengthens the holistic impact of grassroots environmental interventions.
Branding and Marketing Strategist
Delphine
Delphine is a branding and marketing strategist who is passionate about storytelling and digital marketing. She specializes in creating impactful narratives that build strong brands and drive social change, with a focus on empowering underserved communities, particularly women affected by gender-based violence. Through content creation, strategic communication, and training, she helps amplify voices and inspire meaningful action. With a background in sales and marketing, she develops branding strategies and campaigns that engage audiences, strengthen brand identity, and create a lasting impact. Her work combines branding, digital marketing, video editing, and advocacy—all driven by a commitment to amplifying women's voices and helping to create a safer, more inclusive world.
M&E lead
Susan Nyaboke
Is experienced in project management and early childhood development. Her expertise in advocacy, program planning and management, monitoring and evaluation and child and gender issues have been a great asset to the organization through her pro bono services.
Industrial Chemist
Esther Moraa
She has a avast experience in manufacturing and process engineering in cosmetics. Through her pro bono services, we have been able start developing a line of detergents that support the sustainability of the CBO.