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Susan has forged public private partnerships to help resource, fund and provide technical expertise for the initiatives, raising over $120 million in funding towards the 5by20 initiative to date and working with international partners including USAID, "GETF", DFID, TechnoServe, MercyCorps and the IFC. In EAG, 5by20 has empowered over 700,000 women as of end 2016.
In this role Susan led the women’s economic empowerment programs and partnerships, for the Eurasia and Africa markets, under the 5by20 program, Coca-Colas global commitment to economically empower 5 million women by the year 2020. In 2013, Dr. Mboya was recognized as an Internationalist of the Year, recognition that goes to 30 top marketers around the globe.
In December 2010, Mboya was awarded the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS), by the President of Kenya, in recognition of her dedication and service to the development of the country’s youth.
Mboya is the Founder and President of the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund a non-profit organization modeled on her father’s famed student airlifts of the 60s which took over 800 East African students to American universities and colleges.
Susan has been recognized many times both nationally and internationally. Also in 2003, Mboya was awarded the Jack Averett Community Spirit Award by the AAF, and named Ebony Magazine ’s Marketer of the Year in 2004. She leads the Groups deployment of the "5 BY 20” initiative, a global Commitment by Coca-Cola to economically empower 5 million women by the year 2020.
Under her leadership, Coca-Cola empowered over 800,000 women and Susan established a number of key large scale programs and critical strategic partnerships including the E.N.G.I.N.E (Empowering Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises), in partnership with DFID and the Yes Youth Can program partnership with USAID. Tom Mboya who negotiated with the British to help secure Kenyas independence in 1963, served as Justice Minister in Kenya post independence.
He was assassinated in 1969 when Susan was still an infant. Susan also worked for several years in P&G’s Customer/Sales organization working with Target, Wal*Mart and other large chains.
Susan obtained her B.Sc. Under the Foundation, Susan also introduced Project Last Mile, which is strengthening health systems across Africa, and the YES!
(Youth Empowered for Success) initiative which empowered 25,000 young Africans as of 2017. Dr Mboya has been awarded honorary Doctorates from Lakeland College (2009) and the University of Massachusetts in Boston (2016) for her work in empowering women and youth.
Dr Mboya is passionate about entrepreneurship, mentorship and women and youth development and continues to dedicate herself both in her public and private capacity to these causes.
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Under 5by20 Susan has established a number of key programs and partnerships that have enables women’s economic empowerment at Scale, including the E.N.G.I.N.E (Empowering Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises), in partnership with DFID and the Yes Youth Can program partnership with USAID in Kenya.As President of the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF), Susan leads the deployment of the Foundations initiatives in over 50 countries across the Continent, including the signature Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) that will provide water and sanitation to 6 million Africans by 2020, Project Last Mile, which is strengthening health systems across Africa, and the YES!
(Youth Empowered for Success) initiative that will empower 25,000 young Africans by 2017.
Susan Mboya joined The Coca-Cola Company in September 2008 as the General Manager for Coca-Cola South Africa, where she was instrumental in turning around a business that was in decline.
Susan started her career at Procter and Gamble, as an Assistant Brand Manager in the Health Sector, and enjoyed a 14-year career in General Management at Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati Ohio, where she worked in various roles in a number of sectors including Paper Products, Diapers and Healthcare, and Oral Care, including a pivotal role as Global Director for Oral B Brushing, during the acquisition of Gillette by P&G.
Dr Mboya joined The Coca-Cola Company in September 2008 as the General Manager for Coca-Cola South Africa, where she was instrumental in turning around a business that was in decline.
Susan started her career at Procter and Gamble (P&G) in Cincinnati Ohio, as an Assistant Brand Manager in the Health Sector, and enjoyed a successful 14-year career in General Management, where she worked in various roles in a number of sectors including Paper Products, Diapers, Healthcare, and Oral Care, including a pivotal role as Global Director for Oral B Brushing, during the acquisition of Gillette by P&G.
To date Coca-Cola has empowered over 1.2 million women, over 50% of whom are from the Eurasia Africa Region.
Dr Mboya speaks publicly on matters related to Water, Women's Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Health Systems Strengthening and Education.
Dr. In July 2013, Susan was appointed as the President of the "Coca-Cola Africa Foundation" responsible for administering millions of dollars in grants to Coca-Cola sponsored initiatives in Africa.
Zawadi Africa provides high-achieving young African women from disadvantaged backgrounds with scholarships at over 65 top universities in the US, Canada, Africa and Europe. Susan Mboya is the President of the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and also the Group Director for Women’s Economic Empowerment for Coca-Colas Eurasia, Africa Group (EAG).
Susan Mboya leads the women’s economic empowerment programs and partnerships, for the Eurasia and Africa markets, under the 5by20 program, Coca-Colas global commitment to economically empower 5 million women by the year 2020.
Susan is the Principal and International Advisor for Navigators Global. Susan leads the development of strategic plans and deployment of the 5by20 and Coca-Cola Africa Foundation initiatives in the 90+ countries that make up the Eurasia Africa Group. She is also the Founder of the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund, a 501c (3) non-profit organization that has provided over $60 million in scholarships for 350 young African women from marginalized backgrounds at 66 top Colleges and Universities in the US, Canada and Africa.
To date, Zawadi has disbursed over 350 scholarships, valued at over $85 million to students at over 60 Colleges and Universities.