Wanjuhi Njoroge

Wanjuhi Njoroge (born 1989) is a Kenyan entrepreneur and activist, who campaigns against climate change. She calls for improvements to digital access and gender rights. She is a member of the African Women Leader's Network (AWLN).

Biography Njoroge was born in 1989 and grew up in Kabaru, a village in Nyeri County, Kenya. She studied Sociology and Communication at the University of Nairobi, In 2017 RootEd partnered with Safaricom to establish a modern library in Kabaru. Through her work she has also supported local farmers to move to more sustainable farming practices.

In 2018 she was awarded a Young Leaders Project (YELP) Fellowship by the LéO Africa Institute. In 2019 Njoroge joined the Kenyan national chapter of the African Women Leader's Network (AWLN), which was launched at the UN Headquarters in New York in June 2017, under the auspices of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations (UN). On 28 January 2021, Wanjuhi took part in a panel event of international experts called Climate Change: Why should we care?, organised by the Science Museum Group.

Njoroge has held a number of positions where she has worked to reduce inequality, including her role as a Vital Voices Fellow; She is affiliated with the World Economic Forum, both as a member of its Global Shaper community and as the leader of the Nairobi group. She is also part of the team implementing the Internet for All Project within the World Economic Forum.

Awards

Top 40 Under 40 (2016) - for her work in improving education, and increasing school admission & retention rates in rural Africa.