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Locations: Tana River and Garissa
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Boosting the Economic Self-reliance of Deaf Women and Youth in Kenya
Locations: Embu, Meru, Nyamira, Migori & Vihiga
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The Semi-Arid Lands Sustainable Water and Livelihoods (SASWAL) Project
Locations: Kavengero, Kanyuambora, Kiriari & Mariuri
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Kenya Sign Language Training Project
Locations: Physical & Online Classes
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Essential food and Non-Food Distribution Project
Locations: The 47 counties of Kenya
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Enhancing the Educational Outcomes of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners
Locations: Embu, Mombasa, Kilifi, Meru & Machakos
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Reducing and Mitigating Gender-Based Violence against Deaf Women and Girls in Kenya
Locations: Embu & Meru
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Deaf Livelihoods Development Activity Project
Locations: The 47 counties of Kenya
Mercy is the Program Manager of the Deaf Empowerment Society of Kenya (DESK), responsible for the overall management of DESK’s programs and projects as well as DESK’s Communication and Public Relations activities.
She has a comprehensive set of skills that she gathered from her 9+ years of experience working as a Program Management, Social Inclusion, and Research Consultant with local and international non-governmental organizations among them Interpeace, Transparency International, IRC, KNCHR, KAIH, Sightsavers, OSIEA Kenya, GLOCEPS, CCRBT, and World Vision. Mercy has extensive skills in Programs Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Communications and Public Relations, Strategic Management, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation, Coordination and Preparation of Project Surveys, Gender Affairs, Disability Mainstreaming, Formulation, Assessment, and Implementation of Public Policies, Research and Data Management, Human Resource Management as well as cultivating and maintaining relationships among various partners, donors, and stakeholders within and outside projects. She also has a strong grasp of the disability landscape having previously worked with organizations serving multiple disabilities.
Mercy is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Leadership and Organisation Management in International Context at the University of Lancaster in the UK. She holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Peace and Conflict Studies and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Dar-es-Salaam.