Teresa Kiragu
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Sr. Teresa Kiragu, ASN, is a member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship 2024-2025 cohort. She belongs to Assumption Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Nairobi and is a theologian. She holds a bachelor's degree in both philosophy and sacred theology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), where she also earned a master's degree and a Ph.D. in moral theology. At CUEA she is a lecturer in the Faculty of Theology and a visiting lecturer of ethics at the Centre for Social Justice and Ethics, as well as a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Catechetical and Pastoral Ministry AOSK- Chemi Chemi Ya Uzima. She is also a leader in two professional organizations: Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church and the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network. She is passionate about empowering girls to seek formal education and health education.