Wanjiru Kamau
Solar installer · Trains women into the trade
Online — available now- Role
- Solar Installation Trainer · SunRise Technical Institute
- Based in
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Experience
- 10 years in skilled trades
- Speaks
- Swahili, English
In her words
I have put around three hundred women through solar installation training. I know exactly where the drop-off points are and how to get past them, including the ones that are really about money at home.
What she can help with
Apprenticeships & Certification
Getting into the training, the union, or the licence that gates the work.
Only Woman on the Crew
Holding your ground on a site, floor, or shift where no one looks like you.
Starting Later in Life
Beginning a new field at 35, 45, or 55, alongside people half your age.
Retraining While Working
Studying, certifying, or switching fields while a job and a life continue.
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