-Aoko Midiwo-Odembo

Aoko Midiwo-Odembo has been a development practitioner for a number of years and
has utilised this experience to fill the gap in the East African market in the specialist area
of development publications and materials. With strong linkages to the regional and
international development community, Aoko has successfully launched the first
development-focused bookshop in East Africa boasting a comprehensive range of over
20,000 titles.

Sector:
Printing and publishing with expertise in
international development

Services:
• Retail and online bookshop

• Publishing, printing, editing, co-authorship

• Books & other materials

Highlights:
• Legacy Books Press fills a gap in
development publications and materials in the
fields of: agriculture, applied technology,
community development, conflict, disaster
management, environment, gender, health,
human rights, micro enterprises, training and
research and urban development, world
reports etc.

• The first bookshop in East Africa with a
comprehensive list of over 20,000 titles
available for purchase online

Objectives for mission:
1. Identification of international development
planners and workers, professionals and
students interested in Kenya and the East
African region.

2. Identification of potential Canadian business
partners in the area of co-publishing,
re-printing of books and educational materials.

3. Networking with women from other
women’s business associations in the area of
market research, printing, film production,
radio, horticulture, hotel industry and early
childhood education

Market experience: Kenya, Ethiopia

Sector experience:
Publications focus on development in the fields
of agriculture, applied technology, community
development, conflict, disaster management,
environment, gender, health, human rights,
micro enterprises, training and research and
urban development.

Clients:
The Legacy Bookshop is a stockist and
distributor of publications from the World Bank,
the International Development Research
Centre, Oxfam, the Commonwealth, United
Nations, Intermediate Technology
Development Group, UNIFEM and the
Swedish International Development Agency

Association:
Kenya Women Association of Business
Owners (KWABO)

Articles:
Ms. Aoko Midiwo-Adembo's profile.