Susan Akumu Aruwa
Kenya 2014
Susan Akumu Aruwa grew up in western Kenya, where she was involved in young farmers and home economics clubs in her secondary school, and went on to earn a diploma in those areas. Before attending Egerton University for a BSc, Aruwa held a variety of deployments at her job, including working as a desk officer at Njaa Marufuku Kenya, a program created by the Ministry of Agriculture to eradicate hunger in Kenya.
The agriculture sector is the backbone of Kenya’s economy and the means of livelihood for most of the rural population.
Field of Research
Many of these people need hope; they need someone to help them move to a higher level, and I believe I should be providing more assistance. It may just be a drop in the ocean, but it will help.

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