{"id":762,"date":"2023-06-17T13:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.underscore.co.ke\/jla\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2023-11-30T15:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:36:55","slug":"bilha-ndirangu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.zuricode.com\/jla\/who-we-are\/bilha-ndirangu\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilha Ndirangu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"762\" class=\"elementor elementor-762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b073236 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b073236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ce9ea\" data-id=\"b9ce9ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dee0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dee0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bilha Ndirangu<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6383ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6383ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Co-Founder, Jacob&#8217;s Ladder Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50950bb\" data-id=\"50950bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3c2c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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She is also the co-founder of Jacob\u2019s Ladder Africa, a non-profit with a particular focus on climate action and green workforce preparation. In this and other roles, she is at the intersection of climate action, technology and education, positioning Africa as an investment destination for the green economy, identifying and scaling relevant technologies, and preparing its youth to provide the requisite skills mix.<\/p><p>Previously, she was the CEO of the African Leadership Academy, where she worked on pathways to enable young leaders to solve key leadership challenges facing the continent. Prior to that, she was the CEO of Africa\u2019s Talking (AT), where she expanded the company into 20 markets in African countries.<\/p><p>Bilha also worked at Dalberg, where she launched the Nairobi office, and\u00a0 she advised clients on solutions to African challenges including energy, agriculture and education.<\/p><p>Bilha has been recognized on the Choiseul 100 Africa 2022 ranking, is a 2021 Desmond Tutu Fellow, and was awarded the Woman of Firsts- Excellence in Education Award by CMMI. She is also a 2022 Yale University Emerging Climate Leader, and a Co-Lead of Room 8, part of the 17 Rooms initiative of The Brookings Institution and The Rockefeller Foundation, focused on green workforce preparation efforts in Africa. 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