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Hazel Ayanga
She is a professor of religious studies at Moi University. She is one of the matriarchs of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians.

Early Career
She was a visiting lecturer at Edinburgh University between [https://nationalchaplaincytrainingcentre.org/about-us#:~:text=Prof%20Hazel%20Ayanga%2C%20a%20Kenyan,impact%20on%20Christianity%20in%20Eldoret. October to December 1996]. Her doctoral thesis was on the secularization process and its impact on Christianity in Eldoret. Her research interests are on the care and empowerment of orphans, vulnerable children and women affected by HIV/AIDS. Her postdoctoral studies at Yale University were in the area of theological response to HIV/AIDS.

Leadership
She is the chairperson of the board of the National Chaplaincy Training Centre, hosted by the Department of Religion, Philosophy and Theology in Moi University.

Ayanga was the chairperson of the board of National Chaplaincy Training Centre (NCTC) and was a member of several boards like the advisory committee to All African Conference of Churches (AACC) (2008 to 2018), the International Students Board (School of Arts and Social Sciences, Moi University), the board of management at Ebunangwe Secondary School in Vihiga County (2009 to 2018) and the chairperson of Uasin Gishu Children’s services forum in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya (2006 to 2014).