Ms. Mercy Owuor

Mercy is the Community Programs Director for the Lwala Community Alliance where she provides leadership for community programs including efforts to improve maternal and child health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and HIV care and treatment and stigma reduction. She also works to build the self-agency of young adolescent girls through mentorship and economic empowerment to increase household incomes, as well as increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities through education and support.

“Stand up for what you believe in because by doing that, you can create a lasting change. Do not let other people determine who you become or what you can do. As long as you have the will and the passion to drive the change you want to see, go for it and it will manifest.”