Kenya

The Government of Kenya (GOK) officially launched the national reproductive health strategy and guideline documents on April 22, 2010 with support from USAID, WHO, GTZ, Liverpool VCT, and implementing partners including C-Change, FHI, JHPIEGO and Population Council. Launched under the theme:  “Acceleration of Maternal, Newborn, and Family Health Interventions for the Achievement of MDGS and Vision 2030,” the documents mark a national recommitment to family planning (FP) efforts by the GOK.

Catherine Mesianto Lengewa is the Chief of Party for C-Change/Kenya.  She is a specialist in human capacity strengthening and behavior change. She has a Bachelor of Education degree in Nutrition, MA in Counseling, and PhD in Behavior Change. She has over 15 years of experience working in education and 10 years addressing behavior change in public health. Before joining AED, she worked five years for a CDC-funded John Snow Inc. project as BCC & Training Advisor and Deputy Chief of Party.