Stella Jane serves as RestoringVision’s Senior Program Manager, Africa, leading the organization’s programs and partnerships across Sub-Saharan Africa. Based in Nairobi, she oversees the design, delivery, and evaluation of initiatives that expand access to vision services and near-vision eyeglasses.

Stella Jane serves as RestoringVision’s Senior Program Manager, Africa, leading the organization’s programs and partnerships across Sub-Saharan Africa. Based in Nairobi, she oversees the design, delivery, and evaluation of initiatives that expand access to vision services and near-vision eyeglasses.

Stella has more than 14 years of project management experience , including nine years of strengthening eye health systems in Kenya. Throughout her career, she has worked alongside donors, government ministries, and international organizations to advance equitable health services. Before joining RestoringVision, Stella was a project manager at PCEA Kikuyu Hospital in Kenya, where she managed eye health and community vision care programs.

She designed and scaled programs for people living in poverty, especially those affected by presbyopia. Prior to that, she worked as an inclusive project advisor for Scandicare Kenya, strengthening policy engagement and advocacy for disability inclusion. Earlier in her career, she worked in child rights and welfare, and HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy programs. Stella has been recognized internationally as an IAPB Eye Health Hero. Stella holds a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies from Mt. Kenya University in Kenya and is a certified Project Management Professional. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at Amref International University.