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Building community around Data Science, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.

Lead Ambassador · 2022–present

Women in Data Science (WiDS) Kenya

I lead a community of 400+ members, organizing and hosting WiDS Kenya and Africa annual conferences and Datathon workshops since 2021. Since 2022 I have served on the WiDS Worldwide Ambassador Advisory Council, and in 2026 I was recognized as a WiDS High Impact Ambassador.

Organizer · 2025–present

AfricaNLP

Workshop Organizer & Communications Chair. I co-organized and hosted AfricaNLP at EACL 2026, leading communications and community engagement.

Member · 2021–present

Masakhane

A grassroots NLP community for Africa, by Africans. I work on NLP to support African low-resource languages. Sign up to join.

Reviewer · 2023–present

ACL

I review submissions in multilingual NLP, large language models and related areas.

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Interested in joining WiDS Kenya?

All data science enthusiasts are welcome, regardless of gender. I am passionate about youth empowerment and mentoring girls, and I work to build a supportive community where people can learn, connect, find inspiration, and support one another while expanding access to data science and AI opportunities for everyone.

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