Sr. Josephine Muthoni Kwenga, SJT
SLDI Alumna, HESA Participant - Kenya
Sr. Josephine belongs to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes (SJT). In her role at the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Association for Sisterhoods in Kenya (AOSK), Sr. Josephine recognized the need to support women in both rural and urban Kenya. So, she began her project, Women Peacemakers with Alternative Livelihood, to help marginalized women in dealing with violence, income setbacks, poverty and health problems.
She has also taken leadership roles in developing a strategic plan for AOSK and was appointed as a member of the provincial council.
Sr. Josephine is an alumna of ASEC’s Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) program (Administration Track, 2014) and is currently studying for her Master’s Degree in Social Transformation at ASEC partner Tangaza University College via ASEC’s Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) program.
In September, 2023, Sr. Josephine won a People’s Choice Award for her project on Sustainable Human Development by the UN 2023 SDG Pioneer Award Competition by the Journalists and Writers Foundation, New York.
Contributions
- Building Sustainable Congregations through Sister-led Initiatives: A vision for the future (Author)
- Sr. Josephine Kwenga wins People’s Choice Award for Project on Sustainable Human Development (Hero)
- Nuns in Africa Spearhead Women’s Empowerment Projects (Hero)
- Justice for All – Nuns advocate for the rights of the marginalized in Africa (Hero)
- Sisters Fighting Corruption and Injustice in Africa (Hero)
- Social Justice & Peace For Marginalized Women in Kenya (Hero)