Mr. Peter Kariuki Munene
CEO & SECRETARY
Peter is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Faith to Action Network, a global interfaith network of more than 100 Bahai, Buddhist, Christian, Confucian, Hindu and Muslim faith organisations represented in 34 countries. He is also the Secretary of the Steering Council.
Expertise:
Strategy, LeadershipOrganisation:
Faith to Action NetworkExperience:
22 yearsBiography
Peter is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Faith to Action Network, a global interfaith network of more than 100 Bahai, Buddhist, Christian, Confucian, Hindu and Muslim faith organisations represented in 26 countries. He has 22 years’ experience in advocacy and implementation of programmes targeting marginalized groups.
Previously, Peter worked for African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) where he was Head of Child Labour Department at its headquarters in Kenya and the Nigeria and Zambia (which he established) Chapters.
He also worked as Country Director for DSW Tanzania, an office he established and later as International Affairs Manager in charge of advocacy, Africa and Asia.
Under Faith to Action Network, Peter has mobilized and identified an interfaith delegation to Al-Azhar University in Cairo, United Nations Commission for Population and Development (CPD) 51 and 52 and the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) – 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 and currently planning 2021. He has been key in organizing the first ever Faith Preconference at ICFP in 2016 in Bali Indonesia and 2018 in Kigali Rwanda. A similar pre-conference is being planned at ICFP 2021 in Thailand.
Peter is a member of the UN Taskforce on Religion and SRHR.
Previously, Peter worked for African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) where he was Head of Child Labour Department at its headquarters in Kenya and the Nigeria and Zambia (which he established) Chapters.
He also worked as Country Director for DSW Tanzania, an office he established and later as International Affairs Manager in charge of advocacy, Africa and Asia.
Under Faith to Action Network, Peter has mobilized and identified an interfaith delegation to Al-Azhar University in Cairo, United Nations Commission for Population and Development (CPD) 51 and 52 and the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) – 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 and currently planning 2021. He has been key in organizing the first ever Faith Preconference at ICFP in 2016 in Bali Indonesia and 2018 in Kigali Rwanda. A similar pre-conference is being planned at ICFP 2021 in Thailand.
Peter is a member of the UN Taskforce on Religion and SRHR.
