{"id":33310,"date":"2022-01-05T18:36:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T18:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equalitynow.org\/staff-member\/celestine-shikuku\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:48:54","slug":"celestine-shikuku","status":"publish","type":"staff_member","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/staff-member\/celestine-shikuku\/","title":{"rendered":"Celestine Shikuku"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"staff-member-header-banner-block\">\n\t<div class=\"columns is-mobile is-multiline\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-7-tablet is-12-mobile is-6-desktop\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title\">The Team<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title notranslate\" translate=\"no\">Celestine Shikuku<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Manager, Finance\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-regular fa-location-dot\"><\/i> <p>Africa<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-socials\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container-overlay is-hidden-tablet\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku-1024x1024.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku-640x640.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku-1024x1024.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-5-tablet is-hidden-mobile is-6-desktop\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku-1024x1024.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku-640x640.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku-1024x1024.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-14-Celestine-Shikuku.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p>As the Associate Manager, Finance based in Nairobi, Kenya, Celestine supports Equality Now\u2019s Finance and Administrative team.<\/p>\n<p>Celestine has both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Finance, is a Certified Public Accountant and a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants(ICPAK). She previously undertook a fellowship with Equality Now, as well as working with Government agencies Kenya Power and Nairobi Water as well as the pharmaceutical industry in the implementation of financial policies as well as managing the financial system and operations.<\/p>\n<p>Celestine believes in equal opportunities between men and women. 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