Julius Mbeya

Biography

Julius is an international development expert, and the Co-CEO of Lwala Community Alliance. In this role, he works with communities to catalyze their own change through innovative programming that is going to scale, influencing health systems and putting communities at the center of their own development. He believes that when communities lead, change is lasting. He is a Rainer Arnhold Fellow, a published author, and a dot connector recognized for his efforts in community building and collaboration in the social innovation space. He is the Chair of CHU4UHC, a collaborative that helped push major community health reforms in Kenya to professionalize Community Health Workers. He is a voice for locally-led development, an advocate for trust-based philanthropy, and a board member of local organizations and philanthropic foundations.