Henry Tini Oyatsi

Health Services Manager

Dr. Henry is the Manager of Health Services at SHOFCO’s clinic. He believes that being a doctor is his calling. His mother was a nurse and the most influential person in his life. She would bring him to health clinics with her and helped develop his interest in health care. Henry saw suffering and grew to believe that he could help sick people. Dr. Henry has worked in numerous health facilities, both under the government and in the private sector. For Henry, the best part of the job is seeing patients, especially children, become healthy. Outside of the clinic Henry likes to read philosophy and history; he also enjoys sports such as martial arts and hiking. Henry’s dream is to see SHOFCO spread throughout slums in Kenya and beyond, bringing a message of hope for girls and women. He also hopes to see true development in Kibera and would love if the government took a vested interest in Kibera residents by building affordable and safe housing.

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Irene Ouma

Head of Maternal and Child Health Services

Irene works in the JJJ Community Clinic as the Head of Maternal and Child Health Services. Irene jokes that one reason she became a nurse was because her mother was one; she loves helping people and reducing the number of people who suffer from curable conditions. It makes Irene happy when she knows her work has helped people to feel better and that they are pleased by her treatment of them. Irene unwinds from work by doing aerobics, watching movies, and reading novels. She hopes to see the clinic expand to have a full Maternal Clinic equipped with ultrasound machines and even have the capability to perform surgery.

Adah Molle Alati

Nurse-counselor

Adah works at the JJJ Clinic as a nurse-counselor in the Maternal and Child Health Program. As a counselor, she provides guidance and counseling for those dealing with gender-based violence as well as for HIV positive individuals. On the nursing side, she works with mothers and children on issues like immunizations and nutrition. Adah is very much a team player and helps out wherever she can. She worked in four clinics before coming to Shining Hope; Adah actually applied to work here before the clinic even existed! Adah became a nurse because, as she says, it was her calling. Her father died from an explained illness and Adah believed that if she had had medical training she could have prevented it. She wants to help others from going through what she went through in losing her father. Adah loves monitoring children from young ages and seeing them grow up healthy. She is a very talkative person and says that even outside of work she ends up counseling people she meets. She loves listening and giving advice, helping people obtain what they want. Adah hopes to see Shining Hope grow and continue to help children who are suffering from preventable illnesses. She wants Kibera to change, especially concerning the high incidences of sexual abuse she has seen. Adah knows that Shining Hope is making a difference by spreading a message of hope to the community at large.

Margaret Kilonzo

Head of Community Health Workers

Margaret works in Shining Hope’s clinic as the Head of the Community Health Workers. She manages all the CHWs and assists with identifying patients and follow-up. She has spent a lot of time in Kibera and knows the community well. She has a passion for helping disadvantaged people in the community and enjoys community work in general. Maggie feels pleased when she sees patients whose health has clearly improved. She is extremely friendly and loves to socialize and make new friends. Maggie hopes to see SHOFCO continue to grow and would love to see the clinic have an in-patient program. Maggie also hopes for SHOFCO to positively impact the Kibera community by teaching people how to change their behavior to better their health.

Caroline Atieno

VCT Counselor

Caroline works at Shining Hope with HIV testing and counseling. She comes from Nyanza, a place with a high prevalence of HIV positive individuals and so feels strongly about working with this population. Caroline enjoys giving back to the community in this capacity. Caroline loves when she can tell somebody their HIV status and help them ‘live positively with being positive.’ Caroline finds joy outside of work in listening to gospel music, reading gospel books, traveling, and having fun with her children. She hopes to see SHOFCO became the best community-based organization in Kenya.

Emily Akoth

Lab Technician

Emily is one of Shining Hope’s Lab Technicians. She chose this career because she loves, and is good at, biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Emily enjoys helping the Kibera community, specifically those who cannot help themselves, like the Clinic’s patients. Emily enjoys all aspects of her job; she loves working in the lab and everything it entails. Outside of work, Emily likes reading novels and watching movies. Emily is proud of Shining Hope’s accomplishments and hopes that we continue to see improvement in the community with regards to health and poverty.

Solomon Sakwa

Lab Technician

Solomon works as one of the Lab Technicians at Shining Hope. He has a strong educational background, with a diploma in microbiology and an advanced degree in biotechnology. Solomon loves that he is able to have a paying job in Kibera doing something he loves: helping to create a healthier community. He is happiest at work when he sees patients going home satisfied with the service they received. Solomon enjoys traveling, especially to scientific sanctuaries, and loves to play basketball. He hopes to see Shining Hope expand regionally and internationally.

Elizabeth Naioki

Pharmacist

Elizabeth Naioki is the JJJ Clinic’s pharmacist.  Liz has a certificate in pharmacy and is in the process of earning her diploma in the same field.  She loves to watch patients visibly improve after taking their medications, especially in an environment like Kibera.  She hopes to one day get her masters degree.  Outside of work she likes to socialize with her friends and travel.

Christine Kiteshuo

Registered Clinical Officer

Christine Kiteshuo is one of our registered clinical officers.  She has a diploma in clinical medicine, surgery and community health, along with certificates in integrated HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention, and in blood transfusions.   Christine loves to bring hope to people living with HIV/AIDS, and dreams that one day, HIV stigma will be something of the past.  She lives with her husband and two children in Nairobi.

Collins Shivia

Registered Clinical Officer

Collins Shivia is one of our registered clinical officers.  He has a degree in adherence counseling for HIV/AIDS, and in TB/HIV management.  He also has a diploma in clinical medicine.  Collins hopes to one day manage his own hospital and become a professor of human medicine.  Outside of work, Collins likes music, swimming, and watching documentaries.

Elizabeth (Liz) Akinyi

Clinic Receptionist

Elizabeth (Liz) Akinyi serves as our clinic receptionist. She has worked for Shining Hope for Communities since 2008. She lives in Kibera with her young daughter and enjoys time with friends, music and dancing. Liz likes attending to patients when they enter the clinic and making everyone feel welcome. She hopes to continue to grow with SHOFCO and see the clinic expand.

Hassan Makau

Records Clerk

Hassan Makau is our records clerk. He lives in Embakasi with his two children. He is a trained CHW and peer educator with a certificate in records management. Having grown up in the slum, he is very proud to overcome the many challenges that residents face. He is passionate about volunteering, football, making new friends and keeping patient records confidential and easily retrievable.

Hellen Mbithi

Community Health Worker

Hellen Mbithi is a community health worker. She obtained a CHW certificate and completed her O levels. In the field she loves teaching community members about nutrition. Hellen lives in Kibera with her husband, three daughters and son. Outside of work, she loves watching television and socializing with friends and family.

Phoebe Adhiambo

Community Health Worker

Phoebe Adhiambo is a community health worker. Phoebe has a big family in Gatwekera, including three daughters, four sons and her husband. In her spare time she enjoys reading the bible. Her dream is to have all of her children attend secondary school and see the clinic expand to provide more jobs and see more needy patients.

Jackline Simiyu

Community Health Worker

Jackline Simiyu is a community health worker. She not only has a certificate as a CHW, but in family heath and nutrition, as well as a diploma in information technology and management. She loves identifying with people in the field and encouraging neighbors to seek treatment at the clinic. She enjoys watching movies, participating in merry-go-rounds and spending time with her husband and two children.

Ruth Kiatwalu

Community Health Worker

Ruth Kiatwalu is a community health worker. As a Women for Justice certified CHW,  she enjoys communicating hygiene and nutrition lessons to patients and women support groups. As a single mother of four she is a unique position to relate to female patients and community members.