[Story 1] Where are they now? — The Story of Ian Mwangi

EMPACT Alumni Media
1 min readMay 10, 2023

Ian Mwangi is the Project Manager for WFP EMPACT Kenya. He graduated from EMPACT Programme in 2019, and remains an active Alumni of the EMPACT community.

By Oscar Omondi

Watch Ian Mwangi’s journey testimonial. 2022. Video: EMPACT Alumni Media/Xodus Digitals
Ian outlining his project strategy to Lauren Landis (Country Director, World Food Programme — Kenya) & Federico Naccarato (Head of Innovation — Kenya). 2022. Photo: Xodus Digitals/Oscar Omondi.

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EMPACT Alumni is a network of past and present participants of WFP’s EMPACT Programme seeking to secure a dedicated job stream and professional mentorship for our community members across 7 countries. Our work as Alumni of EMPACT reflects the mission of WFP EMPACT which is “to connect young vulnerable populations to training and income-generating opportunities in the digital and remote labour market.” We leverage a PEER-2-PEER model to achieve the community objectives. Our members forge partnerships using a whole-of-community approach to identify, improve, and engage the digital & tech skills acquired at EMPACT to create innovative, impactful & scalable SDG solutions for the world.

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