Founder and CEO at ZanaAfrica Group Ltd | Ashoka Fellow
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Megan wa Mukuria
Founder and CEO at ZanaAfrica Group Ltd | Ashoka Fellow
At-a-Glance
Serves as Founder and CEO of ZanaAfrica Group Ltd since 2008, leading initiatives in gender equity, health systems, and menstrual health.
Founded ZanaAfrica Foundation in 2007, ZanaAfrica Group Ltd in 2008, and ZanaAfrica Programs in 2020.
Built ZanaAfrica to impact over 70,000 individuals monthly through policy, product innovation (Nia sanitary pads sold in 38 counties), and health education.
Developed a proven curriculum intervention for adolescents, which is scaled with KICD into national schools.
Recognized as an Ashoka Fellow since 2007 and a Boerhinger Ingelheim Making More Health Fellow.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Biography
Megan wa Mukuria is the Founder and CEO of ZanaAfrica Group Ltd, an organization she established in 2008. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, ZanaAfrica Group focuses on gender equity, health systems strengthening, and menstrual health.
