Ms Maua holds a degree in Psychology and a masters in Counselling Psychology. She serves as Manager at the Public Education and Advocacy Unit of NACADA, where she is in charge of DDR initiatives with a focus on prevention. Ms Maua is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of Alcohol and Drug Use Training and Programming for schools, work places, family, media and community. Her recent milestone include the Development of National Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention (2021), National Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Alcohol and Substance Use in Basic Education Institutions (2021), Code of Practice for Prevention Professionals in Kenya (2023) and the National Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention System (2023). Ms. Maua successfully initiated the first ever National Substance Use Prevention Week in Feb this year.
