Who are the CLOUT volunteers in Kasavai?
Dr. Constance Ambasa-Shisanya – Until 2007, Constance taught theology at Kenyata University in Nairobi. She now does HIV/AIDS research for Family Health International. She and her husband, Chris Shisanya, have three children and live in a suburb of Nairobi. They also have a home nearly three hundred miles away in Kasavai. They both grew up very near Kasavai in Western Province. Constance was born in Esirulo. Constance and Chris are from the Luyha tribe and they spend as much time in Kasavai as the demands of modern life allow. Constance is a CLOUT Program Officer for Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS. Her programs stress HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, care, and treatment. They also address the socio-economic needs of AIDS widows, orphans, and vulnerable children. Connie’s post-doctoral studies in HIV/AIDS education at Yale University in the 2004/2005 academic year focused on her desire to start the CLOUT project in Kasavai on her return to her home in Kenya. Her CLOUT project in Kasava
