Godfrey Ochieng Okumu

In his professional life, Godfrey has supported and nurtured grassroots groups and communities on community-led programming, human rights advocacy, campaigning and networking/building social movements. He previously worked for NIGEE, where his role was to spearhead a campaign on ending child marriage and FGM/C which also included championing girl’s quality education.

He also previously worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a Field Coordinator for a Youth Intervention, where he was part of the team that adapted the eminently known Adolescents HIV/AIDS Evidence Based Families Matter! and Healthy Choices I&II programs in Kenya. As part of his international assignment, he also worked for ActionAid International Zambia as a National Youth Inspirator where he supported the establishment of a National Youth Coordinating Team with decentralized structures in the rural communities to enhance the rollout of youth social change campaigns in Zambia; his efforts have since made ActionAid Zambia earn recognition as a youth-friendly and vibrant campaign establishment. In 2018, he was appointed to be a member of the International Planning Team for the GNB Global Meeting 2018 under Girls Not Brides. Currently, he is a Global Member of the Girls Not Brides Members Advisory Committee.

At Tostan, Godfrey is part of the Program/TTC training team and he is supporting in CEP training, conception, learning and mutual sharing, building strategic partnerships, monitoring and evaluating training modules. He’s also part of the Partnership team and he is leading work on influencing in five Tostan’s strategic/catalyst new geographies countries namely Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana and Sierra Leone.