Victor Murunga

Victor is the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is part of the Project Management Unit implementing the Sustainable Management of Amboseli and Tsavo (SMAT) Landscapes US dollar 7.8 million Project funded by USAID. The project has restored 15 hectares of for wildlife conservation, empowered 360 farmers in climate-smart farming, capacitated 200 households to adopt clean energy solutions and provided 138 households in semi-arid areas with water harvesting and storage infrastructure. 

He started his career at Amref Kenya, working with the strategic impact team to develop and manage a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system for the enterprise division. He also led Amref to the finals of the 2020 Financial Times/International Finance Corporation (FT/IFC) Transformational Business Awards for organizations demonstrating sustainable social impact. 

He later joined Save the Children, and through support from the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, he facilitated cash transfers worth US$ 2 million to 3,622 households and the distribution of 7,107 kilograms of seed varieties to 800 farmers. He has managed projects funded by the MasterCard Foundation, CDC, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and USAID.