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Benedetta Wasonga, born in Hola, a small village in the coast province is a communications, human rights, gender, armed conflict and peace specialist. She received her Masters degree (MA) in human rights, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Armed Conflict and Peace Studies, Communication and Psychology from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law. She has trained in Business Management at the Kenya Institute of Management, Leadership Development Programme for Enhanced Public Service Delivery at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) in Hyderabad India and Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability Programme at the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha Tanzania.

She has experience working with refugees at Kakuma Refugee Camp with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government; Directorate of Immigration and Registration of persons and as a legal researcher in various law firms and a vast experience in policy drafting and implementation such as Workplace HIV Policy, The KFS Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability Policy 2016, Gender Equality Policy.

She has written various research work on promotion and protection of children’s rights to education and articles such the Curse of Corruption, Environmental Human Rights; A Claim Right for All, African Union, Hope for the African People, Population Growth; a Human Rights Concern among others.

She is member of African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET).