Jane Anyango

Jane Anyango Odongo is a Kenyan activist for peace and for women's and girls' rights.[1][2][3][4][5]

She is the founder and director of the Polycom Development Project, which empowers girls and young women in the Kibera slum area.[6]

In 2010 Peace X Peace organisation gave her its Community Peacebuilder Award.[7]

In 2016 she was one of four women invited to University of San Diego for two months on its annual Women PeaceMakers scheme.[8]

References
  1. "Slum woman with a big heart". Standard Digital. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. Orlale, Odhiambo (1 December 2014). "Jane Anyango – Community activist mobilises slum women in peace building". Kenyan Woman. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "Jane Anyango Odongo, Global Peace Ambassador, key note speaker". Female Wave of Change. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Jane Anyango – Kenya". iVOW:Voices of Women. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "Jane Anyango". Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. University of San Diego. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. "Our Team". Polycom Development Project. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. "2010 Community Peacebuilder: Anyango Jane Odongo". Peace X Peace. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. "USD's 'Women PeaceMakers' offer messages that hit home". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.


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