Nationality: Kenya
Elizabeth Mwangi is a social entrepreneur committed to economic empowerment of low-income women and girls in Kenya’s urban informal settlements through skills training and technology-enabled access to safe, predictable, and dignified work opportunities. Since 2021, she has empowered more than 5,000 women through dignified work from verified clients, increasing their daily earnings from less than $2 to at least $8 per day. Her impact has earned both local and international recognition. Elizabeth is the global winner of the Aurora Tech Award and has been recognised among Kenya’s Top 40 under 40 Women of 2023. Her organization, Gwiji for Women, was also recognized as Kenya’s Best Mobile App for Empowering Women in 2024.