LifeNet International
Shep Owen has extensive work experience in the humanitarian and nonprofit sector. Shep is currently serving as the President of LifeNet International and previously held the role of Vice President Programs in the same organization. Prior to that, Shep served as an Advisory Board Member for Take Heart. Shep spent a significant portion of their career at Food for the Hungry, Inc., where they held various leadership positions, including Senior Director of Relief and Humanitarian Affairs and Senior Director of Partnerships. Shep also served as a Board Member for Millennium Water Alliance and as a Big Ideas Berkeley Judge for the RUDD FAMILY FOUNDATION. Before joining Food for the Hungry, Shep held the positions of Africa Regional Director at FH and Country Director at FH Kenya and Habitat for Humanity Tanzania. Shep's work experience highlights their strategic leadership, capacity building, and collaboration with international organizations.
Shep Owen completed their MSc in Public Policy and Management from SOAS University of London in 2019. Prior to that, they obtained their BA in History from the University of Oklahoma in 1996.
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LifeNet partners with community health centers to build their medical and administrative capacity and connect them with pharmaceuticals and equipment. By strengthening local capacity in every link of the healthcare delivery chain, we can transform primary care for Africa’s poor. LN's conversion franchise platform for primary care health centers is designed for impact, scale and sustainability, drawing on business principles to build in-country capacity and generate long-term effect. LN launched its conversion franchise model with 12 facilities in Burundi in 2012. Now, in 2017, LN's network has expanded to include 77 facilities in Burundi, Uganda, and the Eastern DRC, providing high quality care for over 1,000,000 patient visits per year. By 2025, LN plans to transform quality of care received in 20 million patient visits to 1,000 franchised health centers operating in 10 East African countries. LN has been recognized by the WHO as an innovative healthcare solution through Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) and is active in innovation networks including Innovations in Healthcare, the Social Enterprise Accelerator at Duke University (SEAD), the Center for Health Market Initiatives (CHMI), the International Center for Social Franchising (ICSF), the Pfizer Foundation, the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN), and the Segal Family Foundation.