Kombii Nanjalah has extensive experience as a union activist, youth advocacy worker, and community organizer. She has served for seven years as a shop steward with BCGEU Local 003, and has also served as a Member at Large on its local executive for four years. Kombii is also currently on the COPE Executive as a Member at Large.
In Nairobi, Kombii organized low-income women and youth and built a youth soccer movement of over one million children. Currently, she supports mentally and physically challenged children as a Community Care Worker at Pathway Community Services. Kombii also works with the African Great Lakes Networking Foundation, focusing on youth empowerment through education, sports, and music.
As a COPE candidate for Vancouver School Board, Kombii is committed to combatting discrimination in schools and ensuring that every child in the public school system receives the attention they need, with special attention for newcomer children and children with special needs. Driven by a passion for empowering youth, Kombii is also especially concerned about access to education for children living in poverty.
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