Mercy Chidi

Mercy Chidi "is Executive Director of Ripples International in Meru, Kenya. The agency serves some 6,000 orphans, grandmothers, and other family members. Ripples has also constructed Kenya's second-only private pediatric hospital, launched a pioneering abuse shelter for girls, and built other innovative programs.

"Mercy has mobilized hundreds of rural women in her region to join the Global Network of Peace X Peace."