Jackline Waiharo is a teacher with nine years of experience in the public and private sectors. As a young woman living with a disability in Kenya, she volunteers as an ambassador at a gifted community center, where she shares her ideas and creates opportunities for others to grow and learn about inclusion. Jackline also works with the Kiambu County government in the Kinoo Ward as a representative for people with disabilities. After completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, Jackline hopes to leverage her knowledge to work for and with the government to represent people with disabilities and to advocate more for inclusion.
From the 2022 YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship Digital Storytelling Showcase, created in Collaboration with the Jones Media Library at Dartmouth College.
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