Mercy Letting is currently the Senior Project Officer at PeaceNet Kenya and spearheads the
Monitoring and Evaluation Department as well as Gender Mainstreaming. She sits at the steering
committee for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women Peace and Security and has
actively been engaged in the review of Kenya’s Peace Building Architecture.
Mercy holds a Master of Arts Degree in Project Planning and Management from the University
of Nairobi with a Thesis on The Influence of Women Participation in Community Peace
Building Programs on Social Welfare of Communities. She also has a Bachelor’s Degree in the
same field from Moi University. She has undertaken training on Active Non-Violence from
Hekima University College and is a Certified Professional Mediator by DCRI.
She has vast experience in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation; Governance and
Advocacy; Elections Security Management; Environmental Conservation for Peace; and, Youth
and Women participation in Peace and Security. She has managed multi – donor projects
working with various development partners including; USAID, UNDP, UN Women and DFID.
Further, Mercy has undertaken various consultancies including developing Strategic Plans and
Facilitating Conflict Transformation and Gender Mainstreaming Trainings.
Ms. Letting is a highly motivated team player with great desire to see success and sustainability
in projects that she is part of; a firm believer in ethics, integrity, teamwork and self-discipline.