Dr. Charles Omondi Olang’o is an Anthropologist, currently teaching in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University. Currently, Dr. Olang’o is a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in a World Bank funded project, Enhancing Gender Mainstreaming and Social Inclusion in Validation and Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) Technologies in Kenya.

July 2015 to 2018     Research on “Inclusive Growth through Social Protection in Maternal Health Programs in Kenya” (SPIKE). A comparison of cost-effectiveness of Maternal Voucher System and Free Maternity Services in Kenya.

2011-Date   Ethnographic research on Kinship, gender, and religion in Dadaab Camps, funded by

July 2018- March 2020: PI, The place of the Catholic Church in Ethnic Conflict Resolution through the Amani Mashinani (Peace at Grassroots) Model in Kenya’s Rift Valley. A grant of USD 50,000 to Maseno University by Nagel Institute of Calvin College. Contract No. 2018-TH490.

December 2017 – May 2019: PI, The Role of Governance in the Use of Innovative Pedagogies for Learning and Research Outputs in Kenyan Public Universities: A Comparative Analysis, A Meaning-Making Research Initiative project funded for USD 30,000 by CODESRIA for years 2017-2019. Contract No. MRI/CTR 13/2017.