About us
Rooted in community. Led by women and youth.
We are a Kenyan nonprofit working alongside women, girls and young people so that health information, economic opportunity and dignified support are within reach.
Our story
Built from listening, not assumption.
Jonica Foundation began with a clear observation: the barriers women and girls face are rarely isolated. A health question can be tied to money, distance, safety, confidence or simply not knowing where to turn. Addressing one part without the others leaves people navigating the same walls.
Our response is community-led and deliberately practical. We create accessible health information, support women to share their experiences safely, connect young people to skills and work, and mobilise partnerships when households face crisis. We work in Nairobi and with communities across Kenya, alongside local leaders, health workers, educators and institutions.
We are women and youth led. That matters. It shapes how we listen, who we involve in decisions and how we measure success. Participation is not decoration in our work; it is the method.
Our mission
To advance health, education and economic opportunity for women, girls and young people through community-led programmes.
Our vision
A society where every woman and girl can exercise choice, live in dignity and shape her own future.
Where we work
Nairobi and communities across Kenya, with programmes designed alongside local partners and county networks.
What guides us
Values we practise, not just publish.
Our values shape the way we design programmes, manage resources and work with the people who invite us into their communities.
Dignity
Every person is treated with respect, privacy and choice.
Community leadership
Local knowledge leads. We follow before we prescribe.
Accountability
We are transparent about what we do, what it costs and what changes.
Collaboration
Progress depends on partners, institutions and shared responsibility.
Courage
We stay with difficult conversations about health, power and inequality.
Learning
Feedback shapes the next version of our work.
Leadership
The people accountable for this work.
Our leadership combines lived experience, programme delivery, enterprise and community partnership.
Co-Founder & CEO
Veronica Akinyi Oba-Johnson
Veronica is an entrepreneur, social impact leader, and advocate for women's and girls' empowerment, with over seven years of experience in the NGO sector. She is Group CEO of Adoj Group and Co-Founder and CEO of Jonica Foundation, championing women's health, economic independence, youth skills development and inclusive community participation.
Oluwasegun Anyinla
Director
Oluwasegun supports organisational strategy and programme delivery, helping connect Jonica Foundation's mission with the partnerships and systems that sustain its work.
Collete Olonde
HR Controller
Cannon Mitoko
Operations Officer
Board of Trustees
Dr. Shola Johnson FCIPM, CPMP
Founder & Chairman
Bar. Olatunde Adejuyigbe SAN
Legal & Trustee
Dr. Zipporah Amecha
Board of Trustee
Partners
Progress is shared.
We work with institutions, media, networks and community organisations that bring expertise, reach and accountability.
ReSkills Malaysia
Enkare Oltau Foundation
Girl Rising
MAY-LID
Adoj Air Services
Telenet Dr
Menoglobal
UNICEF
New Africa Fund
Ministry of Health
Mahdi TV
INGO Forum Kenya
Network
Get involved
Work with a team that starts by listening.
Whether you fund, partner, volunteer or share our work, there is a place for you in this mission.