December 22, 2024

Bio

Dona Anyona

A passionate Human Rights Lawyer and gender equality advocate, Dona Anyona, is the Regional Policy and Advocacy Advisor at Amref Health Africa and one of Amref’s safeguarding focal point. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Moi University, a postgraduate degree in Law from Kenya School of Law and a Masters in International Conflict Management from Nairobi University, in Kenya. Her Law specialty is in Human Rights, and she is as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She is a member of the Framework Convention for Global Health (FCGH Alliance) as well as the Amref Ethics and Scientific Review Committee (ESRC). She has led and supported regional initiatives at Amref Regional Programme, particularly health policy advocacy and gender and inclusion programming. She is curretly an adjunct lecturer at Amref International University (AMIU). She is also a PhD fellow in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities, UMC Utrecht. Dona’s PhD is on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) that includes the effect of climate change on ASRH.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

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September 2022 – to date
Regional Policy and Advocacy Advisor
Amref Health Africa
January 2020 – to date
Corporate Technical Advisor for Gender, Social Inclusion and Policy and Advocacy - Communities of Practice.
Amref Health Africa
January 2021 – to date
Regional and Global Technical Expert to Countries - Power to Youth Project (PtY)
Amref Health Africa
Jan 2021 – September, 2022
Head of Community Implementation – Support to Africa Lead Movement to End FGM/C Project
Amref Health Africa
May 2016 – Dec 2020
Regional Policy Project Manager - Health Systems Advocacy
Amref Health Africa
October 2012 - April 2016
Principal Programme Officer - ECOSOC Department /Advisor to The Chairperson
National Gender And Equality Commission (NGEC)
January 2009 - September 2012
Human Rights Officer - Complaints, Investigations and Redress Department
Kenya National Commission On Human Rights
January 2008 - September 2009
Human Rights Officer - Campaigns and Advocacy Department
Kenya National Commission On Human Rights

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