Anastasia Nancy Juma Sinawa

Anastasia Sinawa is a visionary leader, community advocate, and the founding force behind Our Lady of Perpetual Support for People Living with AIDS and Orphans (OLPS). With over three decades of experience in public health, community development, and organizational leadership, Anastasia has built OLPS from a small grassroots initiative into one of the most impactful and trusted non-profit organizations in Western Kenya.

A trained Public Health Practitioner and Professional Counselor, she holds multiple certifications in HIV programming, leadership, psychosocial support, and nonprofit management. Her work spans across health systems strengthening, adolescent and youth empowerment, community resilience building, and advocacy for the rights and dignity of orphans and vulnerable children.

Anastasia is deeply respected for her servant leadership style and ability to inspire action at every level, from village health units to global donor forums. Under her stewardship, OLPS has nurtured strategic partnerships, earned national recognition, and transformed thousands of lives through integrated programming. Anastasia is an African Visionary Fellow and a Gratitude Network Fellow.

“I founded OLPS with one belief: that where there is love, great things happen. I still believe that today.”