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== '''Grace Wamue Ngare''' == |
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'''Grace Wamue-Ngare''' is an Associate Professor of Gender and Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Gender Equity and Empowerment at [[Kenyatta University|Kenyatta University, Kenya.]]<ref name=":2" /> Ngare developed a technological mobile App to enhance the reporting of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) amongst students and staff of Kenyatta University Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maichuhie |first=Kamau |date=August 31, 2020 |title=KU launches App to combat sexual violence |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/ku-launches-app-to-combat-sexual-violence-1929622 |access-date=Accessed August 19, 2024 |website=https://nation.africa/kenya}}</ref> She is also a consultant and trainer in gender discourses and development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Press Release – CFK Africa Names Seven New Members to Global Advisory Council |url=https://cfkafrica.org/news/press-release-cfk-africa-names-seven-new-members-to-global-advisory-council/ |access-date=Accessed August 19, 2024 |website=https://cfkafrica.org/}}</ref> |
'''Grace Wamue-Ngare''' is an Associate Professor of Gender and Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Gender Equity and Empowerment at [[Kenyatta University|Kenyatta University, Kenya.]]<ref name=":2" /> Ngare developed a technological mobile App to enhance the reporting of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Using tech to keep staff and students safe |url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/publications/case-studies/stories-of-change/the-professor-using-tech-to-keep-staff-and-students-safe/ |access-date=accessed August 23, 2024 |website=The Association of Common Wealth Universities}}</ref> amongst students and staff of Kenyatta University Kenya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maichuhie |first=Kamau |date=August 31, 2020 |title=KU launches App to combat sexual violence |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/ku-launches-app-to-combat-sexual-violence-1929622 |access-date=Accessed August 19, 2024 |website=https://nation.africa/kenya}}</ref> She is also a consultant and trainer in gender discourses and development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Press Release – CFK Africa Names Seven New Members to Global Advisory Council |url=https://cfkafrica.org/news/press-release-cfk-africa-names-seven-new-members-to-global-advisory-council/ |access-date=Accessed August 19, 2024 |website=https://cfkafrica.org/}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Grace Wamue- Ngare | |
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| Occupation(s) | Professor of Gender and Development Studies |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ph.D. in Gender, Religion and Culture, Kenyatta University (1999,) MA (African Culture and Religion) Kenyatta University (1989,) Bachelor of Education (Arts) Hons, University of Nairobi (1984,) Diploma in Theology- Theological Education Presbyterian University of East Africa (2011.) |
| Alma mater | Kenyatta University, University of Nairobi |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Gender and Development Studies. |
| Sub-discipline | Gender, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, African culture, Gender and Agriculture |
| Institutions | Kenyatta University |
Grace Wamue Ngare
Grace Wamue-Ngare is an Associate Professor of Gender and Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Gender Equity and Empowerment at Kenyatta University, Kenya.[1] Ngare developed a technological mobile App to enhance the reporting of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV)[2] amongst students and staff of Kenyatta University Kenya.[3] She is also a consultant and trainer in gender discourses and development.[4]
Early life
Grace W. Ngare was born on June 7, 1964.[5]
Education
Ngare completed a Bachelor of Education (Arts) in 1984 from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. In 1989, she received a Master of Arts in African Culture and Religion from Kenyatta University. In 1999, she completed a Ph.D. in Gender, Religion and Culture, at Kenyatta University. She also holds a 2011- Diploma in Theology- Theological Education by Extension from the Presbyterian University of East Africa, Kenya.[5]
Career
Ngare's career begun as a tutorial fellow in 1989 at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Kenyatta University. At Kenyatta University, she rose to the rank of Associate Professor, having moved to the Department of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies in 2015.[5]
Ngare is also the Communications and Advocacy Lead at Kenyatta University Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub (KU-WEE) under the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant.[1]
Grants and awards
Grace has received various research grants and awards. They include:
- Johns Hopkins University project on Gender and COVID-19[1]
- Collaborative for Gender Equity & Empowerment in Education and Labour Systems Between John Hopkins University & Kenyatta University[1]
- Association of Commonwealth Universities[1]
- European Union-LEAP Agri on Phenotyping Cooking Bananas & Plantains for Food Security[1]
- Leicester Institute of Advanced Studies Fellowship (2018/2019)[1]
- ACU Fellowship at Coventry University (2021)[1]
- Lake Victoria Basin Research Initiative[1]
- Norwegian Church Aid on the Tamar Campaign as a Tool to address SGBV in Eastern DRC[5]
- Association of African Universities (AAU)[5]
- National Council for Science and Technology (NCST)[5]
- National Research Fund (NRF), Lake Victoria Basin Research Initiative (VicRes)[5]
- The Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern Africa (OSSREA)[5]
Publications
- Wamue-Ngare, G., Okemwa, P., Miruka, O., Maina, L., Okong’o, G., Kimunio, I., ... & Kiru, L. (2023). Effectiveness of State and Non-State Actors’ Initiatives in Addressing the Economic Empowerment Needs of Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. KENYATTA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (KU-WEE) JOURNAL, 1(1), 45-69.
- Wamue-Ngare, G. N., Warren, M. A., & Torjesen, K. J. (2023). Combating gender-based violence and fostering women's well-being: Religion as a tool for achieving sustainable development goals in Congo. In Research Anthology on Modern Violence and Its Impact on Society (pp. 1147-1163). IGI Global.
- Wamue-Ngare, G., Okemwa, P., Kimunio, I., Miruka, O., Okong’o, G., Kamau, P., ... & Okoth, S. (2023). Estimating the economic impact of gender-based violence on women survivors: A comparative study of support program interventions in Makueni and Naivasha, Kenya. Atencion Primaria.
- Wamue-Ngare, G. (2020). Tiri Concept and its Huge Significance in Africa’s Religio-Culture: A reflection on the Gikuyu Beliefs and Practices Related to the Sacredness of Land. Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 3(1), 1-12.
- Wamue-Ngare, G. (2019). eradicating female genital mutilation (fgm) in Kenya: lessons learnt from Gikuyu women change stories. African Journal of Gender and Women Studies, 4(10), 1.
- Wamue-Ngare, G. N. (2012). The Mungiki Movement: A Source of Religio-Political Conflict in Kenya. Displacing the State: Religion and Conflict in Neoliberal Africa, 85-111.
- Wamue-Ngare, G., & Njoroge, W. N. (2011). Gender paradigm shift within the family structure in Kiambu, Kenya. African journal of social sciences, 1(3), 10-20.
- Wamue-Ngare, G. (2007) Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Kenya: A Critical Review of the Sexual Offences Bill 2007.
- Wamue, G. N. (2001). Revisiting our indigenous shrines through Mungiki. African Affairs, 100(400), 453-467.
- Wamue, G. (1991) Why The Poor Children Stay Sick. The Human Ecology of Child Health and Welfare in Rural Malawi. The Journal of Eastern African Research and Development Vol. 20
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Meeran, Nadia (Apr 26, 2021). "Grace Wamue, Kenyatta University-Women's Economic Empowerment-HUB (KU-WEE-HUB)". https://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/. Retrieved Accessed August 19, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ^ "Using tech to keep staff and students safe". The Association of Common Wealth Universities. Retrieved accessed August 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Maichuhie, Kamau (August 31, 2020). "KU launches App to combat sexual violence". https://nation.africa/kenya. Retrieved Accessed August 19, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ^ "Press Release – CFK Africa Names Seven New Members to Global Advisory Council". https://cfkafrica.org/. November 1, 2023. Retrieved Accessed August 19, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help); External link in|website= - ^ a b c d e f g h Ngare, Grace (2013). "Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 23rd July, 2024.
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