Summary: My guest today, Dr. Roseanne Njiru is a sociologist at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. She has conducted cutting edge field research that finds a link between healthcare and peacebuilding. Specifically, she examines the role that community health workers play in preventing conflict in marginalized communities, or urban slums, around Nairobi. Dr. Njiru found through her research that community health workers are also agents of peace and conflict prevention.
