About the legacy series
The legacy series is a long form conversation with senior feminists. These conversations take place over three or four episodes tracing feminist journeys and lessons over time.
About the episode
This is the third and final part of our legacy series conversation with Kaari Murungi. In this episode we explore Kaari’s legacy as co-founder of the Urgent Action Fund, her pioneering work in feminist philanthropy, and advancing women’s rights in conflict zones. Kaari also shares her reflections on Truth and Reconciliation commissions and processes, the place and process of leadership transition, and her advice to the next generation of feminists.
Bio
Betty Kaari Murungi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a longstanding gender equality, social justice and peace advocate. Kaari has considerable experience in international criminal justice and accountability mechanisms and has worked in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Northern Uganda, South Sudan and her native country Kenya. Murungi co-founded the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights Africa and served as the founding director growing and steering the fund successfully for eight years. Ms. Murungi has served in the following capacities: Vice Chairperson and Commissioner to the Kenya Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (2009-2010); Africa representative on the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court (2009-2013); Gender Advisor to President Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana and Chair of Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission – JMEC- South Sudan ( 2016); Senior Transitional Justice Advisor, JMEC, South Sudan (2017-2018); member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (July 2018- March 2019).
Credits
Interviewee: Betty Kaari Murungi
Interviewer: Awino Okech
Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice
Sound design, editing, additional scripting, production: Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde
Music: Rockets by Ketsa, freemusicarchive.org