About me
Dr. Esther Ngumbi is a post-doctoral researcher with the Entomology Department at Auburn University, Alabama. She is a native of Kwale County, Kenya.
Esther is very passionate about issues of hunger, gender, education, youth activism, sustainability and agriculture and is a Food Security Fellow with Aspen Institute New Voices and has authored over 50 opinion pieces in outlets ranging from Time Magazine, CNN, NPR, Reuters and Los Angeles Times. She is a Clinton Global University Initiative Commitment Mentor for Agriculture and a motivational speaker. Esther is a dedicated servant for the people as seen in the long list of programs she has established including Spring Break Kenya -an organization that is galvanizing young Kenyan students into service, and Oyeska Greens-a startup company that is revolutionizing agriculture at the Kenyan. She and her parents established the Dr. Ndumi Faulu Academy in Kenya to ensure that every child has a solid chance at getting a quality education.
Esther was the recipient of the first to be awarded 2017 Emerging Sustainability Leader Award. She was a finalist for the President Clinton Global Hunger Leadership Award and was named by One World Action as one of the 100 powerful women who change the world.
As long as she lives she will continue to use her education and intellect to serve the needs of the hungry and poor. Esther has a huge heart, an unstoppable passion and a deep commitment for developing Kenya, Africa, and our global world.