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Jane Kihungi

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Jane Kihungi is the director for Women Challenged to Challenge (WCC) in Kenya. As a woman living with disability, and having first-hand experience with matters affecting women with disabilities, she and other women in Kenya founded an organization which would tackle issues affecting women with disabilities. WCC advocates policy inclusive of women and girls with disabilities and supports grassroots efforts. Previously Kihungi worked for United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) as a programme officer. She holds a higher diploma in Community Development from Kenya Institute of Management and from Coady International Institute, a college of St. Francis Xavier University Canada.
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