Fall 2019 PFP-IDE Fellows Profiles


The Fall 2019 cohort of PFP-IDE international fellows.  Fellows in this cohort are from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Bijal Lal


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Bijal Lal is a special educator and the founder of Tujumuishe Tanzania, an organization that promotes inclusive employment, youth transition, and inclusive education in Tanzanian communities and schools. Formerly a Special Needs Teacher and Transition Expert at the Almuntazir Special Education Needs School (AMSEN) in Dar es Salaam, Bijal is an expert on independent living and transition issues, and trains other teachers who support adolescents and young adults with disabilities, helping them guide youth toward securing employment and attaining personal independence. 

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Elizabeth Mang’eni


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Elizabeth Mang’eni is a Trade Development Officer for Kenya’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives. She has dedicated her career to empowering women and girls with disabilities by promoting local small entrepreneurship, inclusive job skills training, and programs that educate people with disabilities about business management and savings.

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Fredrick Owuor Odinga


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Fredrick Odinga is a Social Accountability Program Manager with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Kenya, a branch of VSO international that creat lasting change through working with volunteers to supports inclusive education, resilient livelihood and social accountability.

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