Sharon Telewa

Sharon is a Telecommunications and Information Engineer with a passion for ICT4D. After graduating from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2014, she joined Safaricom PLC as a Graduate Management Trainee, and later Senior Products Officer for Social Innovation and Technology for Development. During her time at Safaricom, Sharon worked on innovative products in EdTech, Greentech, Humanitarian response and Refugee affairs. After 3 and a half years at Safaricom, she joined Andela as a Product Coordinator. Sharon is a 2018 Techwomen Fellow. As a Techwomen Emerging Leader, she spent 5 weeks in the United States undergoing an intensive mentorship program which included a 1 month internship at Microsoft. She is currently our partnerships liaison and support.