Emily joins FAWE as Senior Programme Officer, majorly leading the Mastercard foundation Phase II project. Her role will include coordination and implementation of the Higher Education Access Program. Emily joins FAWE from Equity Group Foundation where she initially served as the program manager for the Wings to Fly scholars, overseeing their welfare and psychosocial needs. She then spearheaded the Transitions program from 2017 within the Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET) initiative for Wings to Fly Alumni. She served Equity group since 2014.

Emily has 30 years’ experience as a trained teacher and working with NGO’s. She taught for 15 years and the other 15 year worked in government (Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts), international NGOs and private sector. Emily has a Master’s degree in Education with a specialization in Curriculum Development.