Kaneka Keo serves as the Inclusion Mekong Regional Water Governance Project – Phase II Manager for Oxfam. Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality in order to end poverty and injustice, and it works with partners and allies in about 70 countries to support communities as they build better lives for themselves. In her role, Kaneka has responsibilities for project management, financial management, human resource/talent management and development, and donor relations and fundraising.

She finds meaning in applying her skills and knowledge on gender equality, disability, and social inclusion in the context of natural resource management and agricultural development.

Kaneka embraces a feminist leadership approach to address health equity and social justice in the environmental sector.

In her project work, she promotes a feminist model of power sharing to ensure that women, especially indigenous women, people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups in the Mekong region receive equal treatment and care.

Kaneka contributed to the development of a joint statement on women leaders and their journey to environmental justice at the Global South Women’s Forum in 2021 and to the Global Political Declaration of Indigenous Women for the Second World Conference on Indigenous Women.