Woman Crush Wednesday: Wanja Mwaura

We often overlook opportunities to share random acts of kindness because let’s be quite honest; everyone is sometimes too busy entangled in the own web of challenges to reach out with a hand of love to those who need it the most. And, when we see people go against the grain by going the extra mile to show kindness, we celebrate them. One of such people is our Woman Crush Wednesday, Wanja Mwaura.

Wanja, a Kenyan nurse, first came into limelight for her passion to help rehabilitate drug addicts when she met her former school mate, Patrick Hinga, who became mentally unstable as a result of drug use – truly not all heroes wear capes. Rather than look away, she reached out with love and took it upon herself to aid him to recovery.

In several interviews, Wanja shared that despite being a nurse, her true passion lies in helping drug addicts which she’s been doing since 2010 with several success cases.