STEPHEN OGWENO

DECEMBER

THE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE CHAMPION 2025

• I was awarded the prestigious title of UHC Champion of the Year. This recognition was bestowed by the Global UHC2030 Coalition during World Universal Health Coverage Day, celebrating his relentless dedication to making “Health for All” a reality.

JANUARY

WSA (World Summit Awards) YOUNG INNOVATORS SHORTLIST 2024.

• I was recognized as one of the top 24 young people from across the world who made it to the shortlist

SEPTEMBER

TOP 10 AFRICAN YOUTH IN DIGITAL HEALTH – DIGITAL AFRICA

• I was recognized as one of the Top 10 African Youths in digital health on international youth day..

JULY

GOOGLE FOR STARTUPS FOUNDER

• My company Lifesten Health was selected as one of the top 10 startups that got adopted into the Google for Startups Accelerator Program.

MARCH

TOP 30 UNDER 30 : THE FOUNDER LISTS MOST PROMISING HEALTHPRENEURS

• I was recognized as one of the most promising health entrepreneurs in Eastern Africa in 2024.

NOVEMBER

FINALIST: TOP HEALTHPRENUERS ON THE FOUNDERS LIST

• I was honored to be a finalist in the top contenders for the HealthPrenuer of the Year in the global Founders List.

SEPTEMBER

SPEAKER: UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL MEETING – New York

• I was honored to be invited to the 2023 United Nations High-Level Meeting to be a key speaker to present in 3 panels in New York, USA.

MAY

SPEAKER: 76TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

• I was honored to be invited to the 76th World Health Assembly to be a key speaker to deliver 4 interventions in Geneva Switzerland.

APRIL

WINNER: BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN HEALTH – QUALITY HEALTH CARE KENYAN AWARDS

• My Project the NCDs 365 on public health literacy won this award.

AUGUST

FINALIST: BLACK PHILANTHROPIST AWARD 2022

• Was honored to be among the top 10 Global Finalists in the Young Philanthropist Award category for the Black Philanthropist Month 2022

MAY

HONOUR: KEY PANEL SPEAKER AT THE WORLD HEART SUMMIT IN GENEVA

• Was honored to be among the key panel speakers in a star studded panel with Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead for World Health Organization, Petra Khoury, Director for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent amongst others.

APRIL

WINNER QUALITY HEALTH CARE KENYAN AWARDS 2022 – HEALTH INNOVATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR

• Was awarded by the Kenyan Quality Health Care Awards supported by the Ministry of Health Kenya for the innovative project dubbed NCDs 365 Project

AUGUST

WINNER YOUTH OF THE YEAR KENYA : TOP 35 UNDER 35 AWARDS

Was awarded youth of the year in Kenya under the Top 35 under 35 national Awards for my contributions in the health sector of the country.

FINALIST – KENYA : TOP 35 UNDER 35 AWARDS

• Was a finalist in the Top 35 Under 35 Awards under the Health Category in this nationwide award by the Kenyan national department of youth.

JULY

FINALIST – AFRICA: YOUNG INNOVATORS FOR HEALTH AWARDS.

Was a finalist for the Africa Young Innovators for Health awards, a continental awards that honors leading young innovators in the health sector.

MARCH

WINNER KENYAN QUALITY HEALTH CARE AWARDS 2021 – STUDENT INNOVATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR

• Was awarded by the Kenyan Quality Health Care Awards supported by the Ministry of Health Kenya for the innovative project dubbed the Drug Free Youth that I started and led whilst a student at Kenyatta University

JANUARY

TOP 100 MOST INFLUENCIAL YOUNG LEADERS IN AFRICA IN 2020

• Was listed by Opportunities Hub among the top 100 most influential young leaders in Africa in the year 2020.

SEPTEMBER

WINNER – COMMONWEALTH MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP

• Won the Commonwealth Mastes scholarship to study MPH Global Health from the University Of Manchester.

AUGUST

FINALIST TOP 35 UNDER 35 KENYAN NATIONAL YOUTH AWARDS HEALTH CATEGORY .

• Top 35 Under 3 Awards is organized by the national youth council to recognize outstanding young people creating impact in kenya.

RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS YOUTH ENVOY

• Recognized by the United Nations Youth Envoy as a one of the top 10 young people fighting COVID 19 globally.

JULY 

WON WHO HIDEYO NOGUCHI SCHOLARSHIP

• Co-authored a research abstract that was selected for the World Health Organization Hideyo Noguchi Scholarship Award for African researchers.

APRIL

RECOGNIZED BY ONE YOUNG WORLD

• Recognized by One Young World for my work with Stowelink on the frontlines to ensure information on COVID 19 that is specific to the NCDS communities reaches the last mile communities and the most vulnerable NCD community.

JANUARY

WINNER TWENDE KAZI MOBILE FILM AWARDS SPECIAL CATEGORY- VIDEOS FOR IMPACT SDG 3- GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING

• Twende Kazi Mobile Film Awards is an initiative driven by Nairobi County to recognize national Film makers and young people working on achieving the Sustainable development goals.

NOVEMBER

  WINNER – GAME CHANGERS AWARDS- YOUNG COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD

• Stowelink Inc., the organization that I founded won the young company of the year . The award was awarded by the league of young professionals and I was handed over the award by Dr Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, UN Environment Programme director, Africa office.

OCTOBER

WINNER- THE ONE YOUNG WORLD SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH THE YOUNG HEALTH PROGRAMME BY ASTRAZENECA

• Attended the ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT in London, presented at a plenary session and became a One Young World Ambassador

AUGUST

PUBLISHED THE DRUG FREE YOUTH BOOK

• Published my first book THE DRUG FREE YOUTH, a book focusing on disruptive approaches of making health sensitization programmes interesting with specific focus on use of poetry for health communication as we did in one of our projects, THE DRUG FREE YOUTH

JULY

QUALITY HEALTHCARE KENYAN AWARDS- STUDENT INNOVATION CATEGORY

• Quality HealthCare Kenyan Awards is a nationwide award organized in partnership with ministry of health and Amref Health International that recognizes exemplary leadership, innovation and development amongst various fields in health care. Under the student innovation project of the year I came us 2^nd runners up with MyHeart Ke Project on using technology to improve access to cardiovascular health knowledge.

JUNE

HONOURED AS A GUEST PRESENTER AT THE AFRICA PLO MENTORSHIP CONFERENCE

• Presented at the Africa PLO Mentorship Conference in Nairobi on Kenya on the role of social entrepreneurship amongst the youth today

WINNER – 254 YOUTH ENTREPRENUERSHIP AWARDS – HEALTH CATEGORY

• 254 YEA awards is an annual nationwide award which recognizes young entrepreneurs in various field that contribute to the countries development and attainment of sustainable development goals. I won this award this year under the health category having founded and run 5 projects at Stowelink.

MARCH

WINNER – KUSA AWARDS HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2018/2019

• This is the highest ranked award any student can win at Kenyatta university with recognition from the VC and the student body. I was privileged to receive award owing to my immense contribution in health through Stowelink.                 

WINNER- KUSA AWARDS CONTRIBUTION TO TECHNOLOGY 2018/2019

• KUSA Awards is an annual event by Kenyatta university recognizing exceptional student contributions in the university. I won this award because of MyHeart Ke mobile app sensitizing on heart diseases.

FEBRUARY

WINNER- AMREF YOUNG RESEARCHERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

• This was an award recognizing young researchers across the globe who have had immense contribution through research work in the health field.my research on mHealth in relation to NCDS sensitization won the award as a result I presented in the global AHAIC conference in Kigali.

OCTOBER

REPRESENTED EAST AFRICA AT THE WORLD OBESITY SUMMIT

• Represented East Africa at World Obesity Day Patient Summit at Cumberland Castle in London United Kingdom.

SEPTEMBER 

FEATURED ON NATIONAL NEWSPAPER: THE PEOPLE’S DAILY

• Featured On Nationwide Magazine People’s Daily Newspaper On Sustainable Development Goal 3.

JULY

WINNER – AFRICA SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION CHALLENGE

• This is a nationwide university contest on innovation around sustainable development goals organized by Mk Africa and My Little Big Thing in partnership with the Ministry Of Labor

WINNER – KENYATTA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2017/2018

• Exemplary Leadership Award

JUNE

WON THE YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP (YALI)

• Successfully Completed a Month Long Training at Young Africa Leadership Initiative Representing Kenya in 14 Other African Countries

JANUARY

FEATURED ON THE NATIONAL NEWS PAPER: THE STANDARD

• Featured On Nationwide Magazine the Standard Newspaper Under the Title Building a Medical Empire

DECEMBER

WINNER HOUSE OF LEGACY INSPIRATIONAL MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARD.

• House of legacy awards are awards recognizing talents art and youth entrepreneurship in Kenya

SEPTEMBER

RECOGNITION BY Y-TATAS

• Recognition from Y-TATAS (Uganda) As A Notable Youth Using Innovation to Achieve SDGS in East Africa.

MAY

WINNER KENYATTA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2016/2017

• Exemplary Entrepreneur of the Year.

MARCH

FEATURED ON NATIONAL NEWS PAPER:DAILY NATION

• Featured On Nationwide Newspaper Daily Nation Being Highlighted as Entrepreneurs to Watch.