Byron Wayodi

Byron Wayodi has a strong background in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning. Byron currently serves as the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning at Ripple Effect since 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Global Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning at Asante Africa Foundation from 2019 to 2023. In this role, Byron was responsible for directing and overseeing all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities across multiple programs in East Africa. Byron also played a key role in program design, implementation, and team leadership, as well as strategic planning and resource mobilization.

Before joining Asante Africa Foundation, Byron held positions at Women Educational Researchers of Kenya (WERK) as a Program Officer for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning from 2018 to 2019, Xavier Project as an Education Officer from 2016 to 2018, and Mukuru Slums Development Projects, Aga Khan Foundation East Africa as a Project Officer and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer from 2013 to 2016.

Furthermore, Byron gained valuable experience at the National Aids Control Council as a Technical Support Staff for Performance Monitoring, Verification, and Reporting from 2010 to 2013, care international in Kenya as a Research Assistant from 2009 to 2010, and Amref as a Project Intern from 2007 to 2008. Overall, Byron has demonstrated expertise in monitoring and evaluation, program design and implementation, research, and resource mobilization throughout their career.

Byron Wayodi obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Nairobi, during the period of 2010 to 2014. Prior to that, they attended Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology from 2006 to 2008, where they focused on Information Technology. Currently, Wayodi is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Monitoring and Evaluation at Daystar University, which they started in 2022 and is expected to complete in 2024.