Purity Kagwiria

Senior Fellow

Purposeful

Purity is feminist activist, a philanthropic advisor, an executive coach, and a storyweaver based in Nairobi Kenya. Purity is passionate about girls’ freedoms and has dedicated her life to ensuring that girls and young women from especially under-resourced backgrounds can have opportunities and spaces to dream and journey towards the futures they envision._x000D_
Purity is currently a freelance consultant and a Senior Fellow at Purposeful where she’s documenting stories of girls’ resistance in East Africa. She has previously served as the Director for the With and For Girls Fund and Collective and as the Executive Director at Akili Dada.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

19 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
12:30 pm EEST	02:00 pm EEST	Gazing into the future: What do the next 5 years look like for gender equality? Side Event Kigali Convention Center - Room MH 1-2	We cannot predict the future, but in this event we will try! Join the Equal Measures 2030 partnership for this ‘predict-a-palooza’ to hear experts reflect on Read More We cannot predict the future, but in this event we will try! Join the Equal Measures 2030 partnership for this ‘predict-a-palooza’ to hear experts reflect on whether we’re headed in the right (or wrong!) direction on issues like girls’ and women’s leadership, tax justice and care, and investments in diverse feminist movements. Gaze into your own crystal ball (and check out EM2030’s trends data!) to make predictions with us online and in the room. Organizer: Equal Measures 2023 Read Less Speakers Harriette Chiggai Cabinet Secretary in the Executive Office the President of Kenya Government of Kenya Julisa Tambunan Deputy Executive Director Equal Measures 2030 Purity Kagwiria Senior Fellow Purposeful