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Dr. Jackie Ogega is a Kenyan American Writer, Storyteller, and Advocate for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
She is an inspiring leader with extensive experience in international development, peacebuilding, humanitarian relief programming, and field research. Her focus is on gender equality, social inclusion, and the empowerment of women and girls. A survivor of violence, Jackie works to prevent all forms of gender-based violence. She is now the Senior Director of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion at World Vision USA, and the co-founder and president of Mpanzi Empowering Women and Girls.
BOOKS AND STORIES
Home is Us: A Memoir
Home is Us is the story of my mother’s struggle to protect herself and her daughters.
Women, Religion, and Peacebuilding: Maasai and Gusii Women of Faith with Palgrave Macmillan
Landowner
The Girl Child: And Her Long Walk To Freedom
Mpanzi Women and Girls Stories of Hope
I squeezed myself into the trunk of the tree, cautiously lifting my feet off the ground. The large tree let my little body hang freely, my thighs intimate with its bark. I held tight, afraid to make any move.
When I was a little girl, I watched my mama tear her wedding pictures into pieces. The pictures had been beautifully displayed on the wall in our house, depicting my mama and father looking crazy in love and happy.
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