Elizabeth joined Equality Now in 2022. As an Associate Program Officer, Legal Equality at Equality Now’s Africa Office, she supports the SOAWR Coalition and its Secretariat (Equality Now) on key initiatives relating to the “All for Maputo Protocol Initiative” (AMPI). She has a Bachelor of Law Degree from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and a Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.

Her proudest moment is being part of the amazing team that planned the 20th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol celebrations.

Esther Waweru joined Equality Now in November 2017. For over a decade, she has advocated for human rights and social justice, engaging with both international and regional human rights bodies. She has advocated for women’s and girls’ rights and for other marginalized groups, including ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities and people with disabilities. Esther is a lawyer and previously worked in a private law firm, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR). She holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Moi University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.

Esther aspires to see fully empowered girls and women living in a society that recognizes that their rights cannot be ignored or relegated to the back seat. Her favorite quote is : “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to act.”

Mumbi is a Kenyan human rights lawyer with a decade of dedicated service in the field of women’s rights. With notable policy and legal advocacy expertise, Mumbi has been instrumental in championing the rights and empowerment of women and girls from the grassroots to the regional level. She has previously worked with the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA Kenya), the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya), and most recently, HIVOS.

Mumbi holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Moi University and has undergone extensive training in human rights law, earning certifications from the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, Curtin University, and the Coady Institute.

Dr. Harrison Mbori is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law (University of Luxembourg) and an Adjunct Lecturer at Kabarak University Law School. He holds an SJD (PhD) degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and two Masters (LLMs) degrees from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the Academy of International Economic Law and Policy (AIELPO), Greece. His current research interests are in the areas of international law generally and on the sub-regional international courts and tribunals in Africa specifically. He is also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Dr. Mbori has a strong interest and passion in moot court training and competitions having participated in many moot courts as student, coach, and organizer.