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Elizabeth Awuor Odera (born May 28, 1962) is a coach, medical researcher and Philantropist Odera has been innovative in the field of medical research, kwy in the creation of a vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis and has since set her sights on female empowerment, Coaching and Philanthropy

Early life
Odera was born in Ugenya, in Nyanza of Kenya. Both her parents were teachers. She attended Xaverian Primary School and later changed school when her family moved to the capital to Lavington Primary School where she learnt got her first lesson in tennis. Odera sat her national exams and was selected to attend Kenya High school and graduated with all distinction and one credit a

Education
In late 1989 Dr.Odera co-founded The Malezi Foundation and under it Malezi School

Sports
Sadili Oval More recently has launched Nairobi County Tennis Association

Philanthropy
Odera runs a Sports and Education programme called Sports for Life that has touched over 7000 lives. The programme has helped with creation of Kenya's first child protection policy in sports meant to protect the girl child from abuse by their coaches and mentors. In 2002she received the Spirit of the Land Award at the salt lake city olympics In 2004 she was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award by the Professional Tennis Registry for her work wit youth under privileged youth at Sadili Oval

Books and Social Media
Odera has been featured in two books and is currently writing an autobiography on her life featuring both her struggles and success