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Loyce Mbewa-On'gudi arrived in the U.S. from Kenya in 1996. She attended Seattle Central and credits the tutoring program and supportive staff for much of what she has been able to achieve. An outstanding student, she was also Vice President of the Student body, and active in service learning. She went on to the University of Washington, graduating with a B.A. in Public Health.
After UW she worked for the Gates Foundation, and in 2002 they sent her to Africa on a project and she was able to visit her home village for the first time in many years. She found it radically transformed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Inspired to help, in 2003 she founded the non-profit Rabour Village Project (RVP), which is currently partnering with more than ten rural communities in Africa to develop sustainable solutions to overcome the challenges of poverty and HIV/AIDS.
In addition to volunteering her time to manage RVP and raising two children, she is also attending UW graduate school to obtain her Master's in Public Administration, with a focus on non-profit management. She is the recipient of the Truman Scholarship for her graduate studies.Learn more about Loyce
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