Joyce Owaga

JOYCE OWAGA is an advanced practicing registered nurse. For over ten years, she has practiced nursing at the veterans’ medical hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. She is also a home health care nurse and nurse educator. In addition, she is an author and freelance public speaker.

Joyce is a passionate caregiver and patient advocate whose purpose was birthed out of a series of painful, dramatic, and insightful experiences. Born in the rural area in the western part of Kenya, she was blessed to have parents who were enlightened and knew that a good education would empower a girl with a husband and would lead to a career, job potential, and finances that would never disappoint her, no matter the blows life handed her. As a young girl, she dreamt of one day moving to the United States of America and establishing herself as a voice for her generation.

She wants to share her story with the hope of encouraging that young orphan girl who is not sure what life will become or that young widow who is wondering if she can survive this blow or the single mother who has never walked this path before and finally that dreamer who wonders whether their dream can even ever be valid. She is a living testimony that it can be done.