About Norisha Foundation
About Norisha Foundation
Kenya • Africa • Global
Our Mission
To identify and empower vulnerable children, youth and families through long-term, dignity-centred support in education, health, mentorship, shelter, talent development and sustainable opportunity.
Who We Are
People First
We place dignity, safeguarding and the long-term wellbeing of vulnerable people at the centre of programme design and delivery.
Long-Term Impact
We seek durable outcomes by connecting verified needs with education, health, mentorship, protection and sustainable opportunity.
Accountable Growth
We are building systems designed for transparency, evidence-based decision-making, responsible stewardship and measurable impact.
Founder & Executive Director
Dr. Mark Kenani Nyakweba
Message from the Founder & Executive Director
“Norisha Foundation is built on a simple belief: every person deserves dignity, opportunity and the chance to build a better future. My commitment is to ensure that the people we serve are not defined by their circumstances, but supported according to their potential, their needs and their aspirations.
As Founder and Executive Director, I want Norisha to be known not only for what we give, but for how responsibly we listen, how carefully we act and how faithfully we walk with people toward lasting change. Our work must always remain human, accountable and focused on creating opportunities that endure.”
Dr. Mark Kenani Nyakweba
Founder & Executive Director, Norisha Foundation
Professional Profile
Professional & Academic Background
Dr. Mark Kenani Nyakweba is the Founder and Executive Director of Norisha Foundation. His professional experience includes service with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Tamarind Group Management and Bawan Limited. At KRA, he served as an officer in the Domestic Tax Department (DTD) and in Investigation & Enforcement (I&E), with an active and reliable approach to his responsibilities in both departments. His academic background includes a PhD in Project Management from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), an MSc in Information Systems from the University of Nairobi (UoN), and a BSc in Information Sciences from Moi University. His professional training includes CCNA and CCNP through the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI).
Academic & Research Profile
Research & Scholarly Work in Development
Dr. Mark Kenani Nyakweba's current scholarly interests connect project management, digital transformation, organizational learning, evidence systems and social-impact implementation. The studies below represent active research directions and manuscripts in development; they are not presented as published, accepted or peer-reviewed works.
Research interests
Project management; digital transformation; evidence-based programme delivery; nonprofit and humanitarian systems; beneficiary-centred programme design; adaptive management; institutional governance; resilience; and long-term social-impact measurement.
Manuscripts submitted for publication
Submitted — awaiting editorial review
Reporting Programme Outcomes When Follow Up Is Incomplete: A specification for population definitions event handling and uncertainty in social development evaluation
Manuscript in preparation
From Programme Information to Evidence: A Research Question
Review manuscript in preparation
Project Management in Complex Social-Development Programmes: A Structured Literature Review
Conceptual study under development
A Conceptual Framework Linking Digital Information, Organizational Learning and Project Outcomes
Methodological study in preparation
Designing an Implementation Research Methodology for Large-Scale Social-Impact Programmes
Planned empirical study
Baseline Conditions, Vulnerability and Programme Design in Community Development
Research study under development
Beneficiary Needs Assessment as a Foundation for Programme and Infrastructure Planning
Technical-management study under development
Digital Transformation and Management Architecture for Nonprofit Programme Delivery
Implementation research manuscript in preparation
From Implementation Evidence to Adaptive Management: Measuring Programme Outcomes
Longitudinal research design under development
Longitudinal Measurement of Social-Development Outcomes and Beneficiary Progression
Research manuscript in development
Replication, Scalability and Sustainability of Integrated Social-Impact Programmes
Research framework and manuscript under development
Beyond Cybersecurity: Institutional Adversarial Stress Testing for High-Assurance Humanitarian and Nonprofit Systems
Doctoral research synthesis in development
Project Management, Digital Systems and Social-Impact Implementation
Academic–Social Impact Integration
This research programme is being developed alongside practical social-impact implementation, creating a bridge between academic inquiry, institutional systems design and measurable programme outcomes. Research status will be updated transparently as individual studies advance through preparation, submission, review and publication.
People and responsibility
Our Team
Meet the proposed coordinators and explore Norisha’s department directory.
Meet Our TeamOur Commitment
From local action to global impact.
Norisha is being built to serve communities with integrity, strengthen partnerships and expand proven approaches from Kenya across Africa and, where appropriate, globally.