Nkatha Gatuma
President and Founder
Woman of Paradise

When people think of Nkatha Gatuma, they think gospel music. But Nkatha’s appeal transcends her gospel music achievements. People far and wide have been inspired by her warm personality, her drive and sense of humor.

She was recently named by the East African Newspaper, the Sunday nation as a modern woman that other young women emulate. She currently heads Woman of Paradise as well as serves in consulting capacities for several local, regional and international Organizations. She is also active in a wide variety of charitable and civic causes.

For more than three decades, vocalist and composer Nkatha Gatuma has been an integral, innovative and bestselling part of African contemporary gospel music. With Great Day /Siku Njema, the sophomore recording of her illustrious career, she pays homage to the great African and American songwriters of the 21st century whose masterful works inspired her own development as one of the most diverse and popular contemporary Afro-fusion performers of the last half century.

Nkatha worked for Heifer International, one of the largest nonprofit organizations that operate internationally to alleviate poverty and restore justice. In the month of July 2009 she received the Humanitarian nonprofit award from the association of Kenyans in the Diaspora. She actively participates in activism and advocacy to eliminate the stigma that causes many young women around the world to undergo harmful cultural practices.

Nkatha is certified by the American association of nurses and medical professionals for the Jefferson comprehensive care to speak for the affected and infected HIV/AIDS victims among the Caucasians, blacks and Hispanics. Nkatha is a powerful speaker that inspires people to embrace gender equity and to provide sustainable change of cultural practices that are harmful to both men and women.

She utilizes her plat form as an advocate for all girls and young women. Her advocacy campaign provides the knowledge that women require to believe that they do not have to go through harmful cultural practices and early marriages to gain respect.