Peninah Mutonga

2018 fellow of Kenya Peninah Mutonga recently participated in a panel discussion addressing leading innovations in Kenya’s housing sector. The event was hosted by the ShelterTech Accelerator program, a partner of Habitat for Humanity International.
Peninah, an architect and co-founder of archiDATUM, is currently collaborating with Orkidstudio, a company that constructs high-quality and affordable buildings. Together they are working to identify, nurture and accelerate startups and early-stage companies bringing affordable shelter solutions to Kenya. On the panel, Peninah spoke about the benefits of strategic collaboration between startups and longstanding industry players, as well as the social impact of collective innovation around affordable housing.