Karambu L. Ringera

Biographical Information
"Karambu L. Ringera, PhD is the founder and President of International Peace Initiatives (IPI), an organization that supports grassroots organizations and leaders throughout Africa. IPI programs include the AIDS Orphans Education Fund and the Women's International Grassroots Peace Congresses. A native of Kenya, Karambu recently completed her Ph.D. in International Communications at the University of Denver. She holds two Masters degrees from Natal University in South Africa, and the Iliff School of Theology in Colorado. Karambu convened a Women’s International Grassroots Peace Congress in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2005 that attracted over 200 people from Africa, Asia, Seychelles, Taiwan, Canada, and USA. She is organizing another IPI Women’s International Grassroots Peace Congress to be held in Kenya in August 2008. Karambu is also running for Parliament in 2007 (the only woman with 14 male opponents) and representing North Imenti, a region of 400,000."


 * Consultant, Satyana Institute