Mercy Kihiu

Senior Research Coordinator

Mercy Kihiu is a Senior Research Coordinator at Grassroot Soccer, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She holds a Master’s degree in Sociology, Community Development, and Project Management. Mercy coordinates research activities and manages project timelines and deliverables across key GRS geographies. With previous experience at LVCT Health, she brings strong expertise in evaluation and research activities measuring impact, improving service delivery, and driving data-informed decisions. She’s skilled in study design, tool development, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and report writing, with an aim of translating evidence into real world change. Outside the research and scientific world, Mercy enjoys breaking a sweat at the gym and diving into a good book.