Roseanne Njiru, Author at Kujenga Amani

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Roseanne Njiru

Roseanne Njiru is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is a 2018 APN Individual Research Grant recipient. Her research interests include gender, health, human rights, forced migration, development, peace, and security.

Latest posts

Africa

Harnessing the Capacities of Community Health Workers to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 in Kenya’s Urban Informal Settlements

Roseanne Njiru·

June 25, 2020

This essay considers the role that community health workers (CHWs) can play in preventing the spread, and reducing the adverse…

Democracy, Development and Governance

Peacebuilding through Community Health Work in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements

Roseanne Njiru·

January 22, 2019

Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya . Photo by neverending september.

Nairobi’s informal settlements experience a range of violence, including political, ethnic, religious, resource-related, and gender-based violence. The link between peace,…