Peter Kithene

Peter Kithene Wilson is a Kenyan - American and the founder of Mama Maria Clinics in Kenya.{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/news/2007/12/07/uw-graduate-student-peter-kithene-named-cnn-heroes-honoree/|title=UW graduate student Peter Kithene named CNN Heroes Honoree|last=O'Donnell|first=Catherine|date=7 December 2007|work=UW News|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=4 April 2018}} Kithene Wilson was named a CNN Heroes Honoree in 2007 for his work in enhancing rural healthcare in Africa.{{Cite web |title=UW graduate student Peter Kithene named CNN Heroes Honoree |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2007/12/07/uw-graduate-student-peter-kithene-named-cnn-heroes-honoree/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=UW News |language=en}} In 2008, he was named as one of the University of Washington’s “Wondrous 100” alumni.{{cite web |title=Our Wondrous One Hundred |url=http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june08/content/view/79/1/1/2 |accessdate=4 April 2018 |work=Columns Magazine |publisher=University of Washington |page=3}}

Kithene Wilson was born in Muhuru Bay village in Kenya. When he was 12 years old, his parents died from an undiagnosed disease.{{cite news |last=Babcock |first=Brian |date=18 September 2008 |title='Global Hero' is changing the world one clinic at a time |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/09/18/global-hero-is-changing-the-world-one-clinic-at-a-time/ |accessdate=4 April 2018 |work=San Jose Mercury News}} He studied at Starehe Boys Centre and School in Nairobi before attending the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2007.