Wevyn Muganda

Wevyn Muganda is the Deputy CEO, Strategic Partnerships and Development at Asante Africa Foundation, a global alliance of 4 member organizations in rural East Africa at the intersection of education, climate and gender equality. Asante Africa utilizes low-cost technologies to provide education and skilling opportunities for rural youth, preparing them for the green and digital economies. Wevyn has over seven years of extensive experience in youth engagement and leadership, human rights, peacebuilding, gender equality and digital technologies at the local, national and global level. She has received recognition from the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), and other key institutions for her work leading impactful campaigns and projects in Africa, South Asia and New York. Wevyn is passionate about building a peaceful, just and inclusive society where every young person has an equal opportunity in life. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Gender Studies from the University of Iceland, an Undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Eldoret, and graduated from the Leadership, Organizing, and Action Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Wevyn provides strategic leadership and advisory to the World Bank, Chalk Back Org and ISIRIKA.