Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg
Early Life and Personal Background
Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg was born in Kenya. She moved to the United States at the age of 14.[1]. She is married to Dr. Isaac Rutenberg and has a son. They own a home in Belmont, California.[2]
Education
Dr. Wanjiru went to a public high school in Denver, Colorado.[1] She acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and a minor in Gender and African Studies from Whitman College in Washington, U.S.A.[3] She holds a Master's degree and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.[4]
Career
Dr. Wanjiru has worked as an Assistant Professor in the Politics department at the University of San Francisco.[5] She has also worked as a lecturer of International Relations at Jesuit Hekima College, a constituent college of the Catholic University of East Africa.[4] She serves on the Board of the African Democratic Institute and the Board of Opportunity Collaboration. She is also a HowFund fellow.[6] Dr. Wanjiru is on the advisory board of Pencils for Africa.[7] She worked as the Executive Director of Akili Dada. She is the Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development.[8]
Achievements
Dr. Wanjiru founded Akili Dada, an award-winning leadership incubator for young girls and women, in 2005.[9] In 2010, she won the United Nations' Intercultural Innovation Award. She won the Yamashita Prize in 2011.[10] In 2012, she was named a Ford Foundation Champion of Democracy.[11] Dr. Wanjiru was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans by the New African Magazine.[4] In 2012, she was named by the White House as one of the 14 Champions of Change.[12] In 2016, she was one of the women named in New African Woman Magazine's top 11 women who are changing the game on the continent.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Belmont, California". Kenyan Jewels. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Belmont, California". Kenyan Jewels. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ Standard, The. "Don sharpens brilliant minds". The Standard. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "African Women in Agricultural Research and Development". awardfellowships.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ Beth Kanter (2012-05-23). "Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is Founder".
- ↑ "HowFund | Home". www.howfund.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "http://pencilsforafrica.com/advisory-board/". pencilsforafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Meet New African Woman magazine's pick of the top 11 women who are changing the game on the continent". MG Africa. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ Lewis, Jonathan (2012-09-05). "Do Not Copy/Paste Someone Else's Life". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "2011 Yamashita Prize winner directs leadership incubator for African women | Research UC Berkeley". vcresearch.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "Ford Foundation announces Champions of Democracy awardees". Ford Foundation. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "United States: White house announces Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg as a change champion | Pambazuka News". www.pambazuka.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Meet New African Woman magazine's pick of the top 11 women who are changing the game on the continent". MG Africa. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
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