Renaldah Mboje is a development practitioner, policy advocate, and caregiver rights champion with over 20 years of experience in international development across Africa. She serves as the Program Manager at Caregivers Empowerment Network–Africa (CENet), where she leads initiatives to strengthen recognition, policy, and support systems for unpaid family and community caregivers across the continent. Since 2018, Renaldah has also been an unpaid family caregiver, an experience that has shaped her commitment to advancing caregiver rights and influencing inclusive care policies.
Her expertise spans advocacy, governance, disability inclusion, gender equality, youth development, education, safeguarding, and public policy. Throughout her career, she has held leadership and advisory roles with international and regional organizations, including Leonard Cheshire Disability, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), the International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS Pax Romana Africa), the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations, and Zizi Afrique Foundation. She has also served on several national policy and governance bodies in Kenya, contributing to disability, education, HIV/AIDS, and technical and vocational education reforms.
Renaldah is actively involved in research and policy development on caregiving, including work with the University of Nairobi on caregiver policy for people living with non-communicable diseases. She holds a Master of Arts in Armed Conflict and Peace Studies, a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, and a Bachelor of Education, complemented by several professional certifications. Her work is driven by a vision of an Africa where caregivers are recognized, supported, and empowered as essential contributors to health, social protection, and sustainable development.