About Peninah Ndegwa

Peninah Ndegwa is the founder of Wow Mom Kenya, an organisation whose mission is to advocate for child-friendly cities by bringing to attention the antiquated policies that plaque moms and children in cities and provide factual, evidence-based information about parenting. Peninah is a passionate urban/ transport planner and sustainability enthusiast with a social focus keen on the use of new technologies that build resilient, adaptive, and sustainable cities that improve quality of life for all, especially for children. Her inspiration is to advocate for socially inclusive, locally desired, and environmentally benign projects in the field of urban/transport planning. Her professional experience includes sustainable transport planning and design, policy planning and implementation, slum upgrading, GIS mapping, and spatial analysis. She is currently undertaking her master's in Climate Change Adaptation and holds a first class Honors in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.