Rosemary Gathara

Rosemary Gathara’s specialty is in community health delivery for mental health and epilepsy services with over 20 years experience. She was the Manager of the National Epilepsy Association in Kenya, KAWE, and now leads BasicNeeds/BasicRights Kenya, a leading Mental Health NGO. BasicNeeds Kenya programmes work especially with the adolescents and youth – conducting resilience, mental health and anti-stigma campaigns in schools and in the communities of urban towns and rural areas. As well training caregivers and health workers in community management for people with mental health conditions to live and work in their communities. She is a Nutritionist by training.