Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA) is a not-for-profit, 501c (3) professional association established in the State of Ohio in the United States for the exclusive purpose of advancing scholarly and scientific research work in/on the Republic of Kenya and the world at large. Its membership is drawn from all disciplines and persuasions. Select research publications be KESSA members can be found here Recent Research Publications by KESSA members and a sample of books authored by KESSA Scholars can be found here KESSA Books’ Authors. Donations to KESSA are federal tax deductible.
Our Mission
- To promote scholarly, scientific and research work in/on Kenya in all scholarly disciplines and persuasions.
- To promote and facilitate cooperation through the exchange of ideas and meaningful dialogue among groups and/or persons engaged in scholarly and scientific research work in/on Kenya.
- To encourage and facilitate the dissemination of information, publications, books and other scholarly works on Kenya.
- To organize scholarly workshop panels, discussions, symposia, and conferences on Kenya.
- To raise funds in support of the foregoing activities.
What we do:
We build our members intellectually and professionally through mentorship, promotion of their scholarship and publications, and by hosting scholarly conferences and other professional networking platforms for them.
We strengthen Kenya’s research education ecosystem & influence Kenya’s education policy.
We work to strengthen the role of the Kenyan diaspora and Kenyanist scholars in Kenya’s and in the broader world’s socioeconomic development
We aspire to build individual and institutional scholarly partnerships between Kenya and the outside world. Towards that goal we influence education & foreign policies in Kenya through active engagements with the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign & Diaspora affairs via the Kenya ambassador to the US in Washington D.C. and Ministry of Education officials in Kenya among others.
Importantly, we help to celebrate Kenya’s heritage throughout the globe
