Experienced Leaders Driving Grassroots Impact
Communities for Africa Network – Kenya (CAN-K) is led by experienced humanitarian, legal, and development professionals committed to advancing justice, peace, and sustainable development. Our leadership team brings decades of experience in human rights advocacy, refugee protection and forced displacement, child protection systems, governance and peacebuilding, gender equality and social inclusion, and community-driven development. Having worked with the United Nations, international NGOs, governments, and grassroots organizations, our leaders combine global expertise with deep understanding of local realities to design and implement solutions that truly empower communities. Through this experience and commitment, CAN-K continues to build justice, peace, and opportunity from the ground up.
Our Team
Lillian Adhiambo Otieno
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Lillian Adhiambo Otieno is a senior human rights and refugee protection lawyer with over 15 years of experience advancing justice….Read More
Anne Muthoni Ngunu
Co-Founder & Board Member
Anne Muthoni Ngunu is a bold and visionary humanitarian leader who has spent her career standing at the frontlines of dis….Read More
Jane Abudho-Howell
Co-Founder & Board Member
Jane Abudho-Howell is a lawyer committed to strengthening the rule of law, advancing legal reform, promoting human rights, ….Read More
Caroline Omsula Sakwa
Board Member
Caroline Omsula Sakwa is a seasoned Gender and Inclusion expert with over 20 years of experience in program development and man….Read More
Joshua Mc Arthur Kodiaga
Technical Advisor – Child Protection & Mental Health
Joshua Kodiaga is a licensed Counselling Psychologist and Child Protection Specialist with over a decade of experience supporting children, famili ….Read More
Lorraine Dalizu Ombech
Technical Advisor – Forced Displacement, Migration & Development
Lorraine is a legal professional with over 25 years professional experience in the humanitarian and development sectors. Lorraine hol….Read More
Dr. Dan Odaba
Technical Advisor, Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion
Dr. Odaba is an Experiential Learning Facilitator and seasoned Academic with over 20 years of expertise in International Relations, Peace and Confli….Read More
