GRACE KUTO.

A native Kenyan, Grace Kuto is a retiree of Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) after close to 30 years of service. She is the co-founder and president of Harambee Centre.

Grace is a Rotarian, philanthropic author, speaker, renowned chef, passionate educator, and always a Girl Guide (Girl Scout). Grace has touched the lives of thousands of students, teachers, families, corporations, social organizations, and faith-based communities throughout the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.A. and beyond through her renowned, classroom tested, “Africa is Not a Country” curriculum in partnership with the K-12 Global Education Program of World Oregon (formerly World Affairs Council of Oregon) since 1979. She has served as Adjunct Faculty at George Fox University and Lewis and Clark College. Grace has led numerous cultural exchange trips and events across the two continents that have transformed many lives through educational, healthcare, and micro-enterprise outreach.

Grace has served on numerous local, regional, and national boards including American Friends Service Committee, Right Sharing of World Resources, and World Oregon. A consistent and recognized voice in the Pacific Northwest region on African development issues (especially women and children), Grace has also co-hosted the Africa Roundtable edition of the “Africa on Fire!” News broadcast with KBOO Radio.

Though Grace and her husband Paul have lived in Portland for more than 40 years, together with their two daughters, they consistently remain devoted to the call of their villages in their homeland through community development and cultural exchange opportunities. They regularly take volunteers to Kenya for healthcare, education and small businesses projects for women and children, and their families. They have worked tirelessly for over 40 years to educate, connect, give back, and enrich their African and American communities.

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