Africa Regional Office/

Regina Karanja

Associate, OperationsAfrica Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation

Regina is responsible for providing administrative and operational support to the Managing Director, Africa and to the Nairobi office in general.

She joined The Rockefeller Foundation in January 2009 with extensive administrative knowledge having previously worked for the United Nations Commissary in Nairobi as an Office Manager and Ongata Works Ltd., a Civil Engineering and Building Contracting firm as a Personal Assistant/Administrative Secretary. Regina holds a Master’s degree in Communication Studies as well as a Bachelor’s in Government and Literature both from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Authored Content

  • Jul 23 2020
    Perspective Harambee: Coming Together to Meet the Moment Eliud Mburu, 19, a high school freshman who lives in the outskirts of Nairobi in a single-parent household, is the primary caregiver for his two sisters in grade school, including one with special needs. Normally during weekends and school holidays, Eliud takes on manual labor jobs to feed his siblings. But Covid-19 restrictions on movement […] Regina Karanja, Thomas Wahogo