Aisha Wanjiru
Executive Director
Nairobi, Kenya
Founded Peace League Africa's first peace workshop in 2015. 14 years with grassroots peace-building organisations across East Africa. Master's in Conflict Resolution, University of Nairobi.
Meet the team
60+ staff. 200+ volunteers. One mission.
Peace League Africa is run by people who live and work in the communities we serve. Our team is 92% African, 71% women, and present in every one of our 12 countries.
Leadership
The executive team sets strategy, stewards funds, and represents Peace League Africa to partners, governments, and communities.
Daniel Okello
Director of Programmes
Kampala, Uganda
Designs our 5-cause program portfolio. Former UNICEF field officer; led emergency education response in South Sudan (2017-2019).
Grace Mutua
Head of Partnerships & CSR
Nairobi, Kenya
Builds the corporate-partner network across East Africa. 9 years at Vodafone Foundation; led the Connected Women in Peace initiative across 7 countries.
Joseph Bizimana
Field Operations Lead
Kigali, Rwanda
Oversees 47 community partnerships and 200+ active volunteers. Former MC officer with the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Halima Yusuf
Communications & Storytelling
Mombasa, Kenya
Captures field stories and runs the brand voice. Award-winning documentary photographer; published in National Geographic Africa and the BBC.
Samuel Echodu
M&E + Data Lead
Kampala, Uganda
Builds the impact-measurement framework. Statistician with the East African Community; led the regional youth survey baseline (2022).
28
Programme officers in 12 countries
14
Community liaisons on the ground
9
Country directors
47
Local partner-organisation staff we co-fund
How we work
Four operating principles that every team member — and every partner — signs onto on day one.
Locally led.
Every country office is staffed and led by people who live there. No parachuting in solutions from Nairobi.
Radically transparent.
Our financials, partner agreements, and impact data are public. Every shilling is traceable to a community outcome.
Patient funding.
We commit 3-year minimum grants to community partners — long enough to see impact, not just outputs.
Ubuntu spirit.
“I am because we are.” Our work is rooted in the African philosophy of interconnected humanity.
Join our team
We hire locally. We promote from within. We pay above-market. If our operating principles fit yours, we'd love to hear from you.
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