Bett Sarisar Elijah

Bett Sarisar Elijah trained at Maasai Mara University where he pursued Bachelors in Tourism Management.
His career in Non-profit organisations began in 2016 where he worked as the National Secretary-General for Youth & Governance Kenya; an NGO whose primary mandate was to champion for empowerment rights and inclusivity of the young people of Kenya.
Bett later in 2018 joined International Youth Government, an NGO headquartered in Albania where he was appointed as Kenya’s Country Director.

Together with the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs( UNDESA) and Strathmore University School of Law, he led a team which came up with Swahili Version for the Campaign of Protection, Wellbeing and Development of girls, boys and adolescents with disabilities. This is a Global Campaign which was launched by UN SG’s Special Envoy for Accessibility and Disabilities Prof. Maria Soleded in December 2018.

From 2019-date, Mr. Bett is serving as the Executive Director for Mental Recovery International, an NGO whose mandate is to impact the lives of victims of mental illnesses in Kenya.

In his dream to further create more impactful mental health recovery programs in Kenya, he is now leading MRI, local and international partners towards realizing an establishment of MRI Day Center, a dedicated community facility for Substance Use Disorders in Narok County.