Nightingale Wakigera is a Kenya-trained community health nurse with a BSN from the University of Illinois. She has worked in both hospital and community settings, valuing partnerships with traditional midwives and herbalists in rural areas where local medicine is central. Passionate about preserving indigenous knowledge, Nightingale collaborates with community leaders to conserve natural resources through traditional practices. She advocates for using traditional artifacts over plastics, believing it benefits both the environment and human health. As president of the Africa Community of Planetary Partners (ACOPPHE), she focuses on the well-being of children, communities, and the climate, particularly in marginalized regions of Kenya and Africa. Nightingale enjoys reading stories in her mother tongue and listening to the wisdom of elders. Above all, she aspires to be a good ancestor.