Salima Njoki is a human rights defender from Kenya championing the rights of women working at the grassroots level. Salima has spearheaded various programmes working with different human rights organisations and movements in Kenya. She assisted in mobilising women human rights defenders from 33 counties in Kenya to participate in the National Conference on Women held in Nairobi in 2015. In 1994, Salima joined the movement calling for constitutional change in Kenya and as a trained community organiser, Salima was instrumental in engaging with communities and worked with the Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Culture (4Cs) in the early 2000s. Salima also works as a facilitator and trainer and has trained teams of human rights monitors for Kenya Human Rights Commission. She conducts trainings on physical and digital security and is an associate trainer with RedR, a UK based organisation that provides training for people working in disaster relief. 

Participant in: March/April 2022 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes