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Jedidah Maina

Executive DirectorTrust for Indigenous Culture and Health

Biography

Jedidah Maina has over ten years of experience as an activist, researcher, program manager, and organizer concerning sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a focus on the right to love who you love, contraception for all ages and safe abortion. Jedidah joined Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) in 2007 as the Sexuality Program Officer and is now the Executive Director. Her work has included developing programs, educational materials, and trainings on reproductive health choices and advocating for change in attitudes, laws, policies and programs, and creating safe spaces for honest conversation about sex and sexuality. Before Joining TICAH, Jedidah worked for Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) where she championed for the enactment and the implementation of the Sexual Offences Act. She holds a Masters of Arts in Project Planning and Management and a Bachelors of Arts degree (Economics and Sociology) from the University of Nairobi.