alfie July 27, 2021

Stephine Ogutu is a Communications and Development Specialist with over 8 years professional experience in the development sector, having worked with local and international development institutions across different countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

He is proficient in developing and implementing strategies around Communications, Partnerships, Government Relations, Knowledge Management Systems, Research and Capacity Building. He has managed and successfully played key roles in supporting projects that cut across: Youth Workforce, Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Agribusiness, Public Health, Policy Advocacy, Governance and Accountability, Peace Building and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE).

Mr. Ogutu has served as the Communication and Public Relations (PR) Specialist (Consultant) with Global Communities under the USAID-funded Cooperatives Leadership Engagement Advocacy & Research (CLEAR) program. Between 2016 and 2019, he worked as the Regional Communications Officer at Global Communities in charge of Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania where he led the design and execution of communications and knowledge management strategies for various programs. These include Agribusiness Investment for Market Stimulation (AIMS) funded by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support agribusinesses to access market and finance in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania; USAID’s Enabling Market Integration through Rural Group Empowerment (EMIRGE) program; DREAMS initiative funded by PEPFAR to reduce new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa among adolescent girls and young women; Kenya Tuna Uwezo (KTU) Program, conflict mitigation and Countering Violent Extremism program funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Additionally, he served as the Communications and PR Advisor at the Kenya Co-operative Coronavirus Response Committee (CCRC) established by the State Department of Cooperatives. He has also worked as the Communications Coordinator under the USAID’s ALL-IN research project which is implemented by the International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED) in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Ghana.

Stephine writes for leading print media in Kenya and Ghana. He has been interviewed many times by the Voice of America (VOA), BBC and mainstream local media in Kenya on various development issues.

Stephine is currently with The Hunger Project leading the Movement of Community-led Development (MCLD) in Kenya.