Wendo Aszed

Biography

Wendo Aszed leads Dandelion Africa, a grassroots innovator in Kenya that focuses on women and girls sexual and reproductive health, economic empowerment and advocacy on gender based violence. She has over 10 years’ experience in grassroots sustainable projects and is rooted in community driven solutions. Her vision is to partner and work with the most marginalized groups in society, women and youth, to improve their health, economy and education through innovative sustainable solutions. Through Dandelion built 2 Health Centres and set up over 45 Safe spaces for SRH and maternal child health services in hard to reach areas. She has studied in different schools including Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at Stanford University and studied Social Entrepreneurship at GSBI Accelerator at Santa Clara University. She is an African Visionary Fellow, a writer and an Aspen New Voices Fellow 2019, she is an awardee of the Presidential Award 2022 for Women Leadership and Decision making.