Strategic advisor for global women's land rights
Esther fights for women human rights and poverty alleviation with enviable vigor and passion. She is a Social Planner, with University training in Sociology and Economics. Esther founded GROOTS Kenya after attending the 1995 UN Women Conference held in Beijing China. Her conviction is that sustainable progress only happens if people living in poverty and in the margins of development take centre stage to finding and sustaining solutions.
Esther is currently an independent consultant as well as serving in GROOTS Kenya as a Strategic Advisor. As a consultant, she is heading the Global Women Land Rights Portfolio at the International Land Coalition.