Belem Barrera

Belem es una activista e investigadora centrada en la lucha contra la inseguridad y la corrupción en México. Es politóloga e internacionalista por el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas y tiene una maestría en Gobernanza y Desarrollo por el Instituto de Estudios del Desarrollo de la Universidad de Sussex. Ha trabajado en la Auditoría Superior de la Federación, en la Secretaría de la Función Pública y en organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Ha contribuido a detectar y visibilizar anomalías en las cifras de criminalidad del gobierno, la comisión sistemática de atrocidades como la calcinación y el desmembramiento, e irregularidades [...]

2021-02-15T09:18:33+00:009th February 2021|

Kuda Mapeture

Kuda Mapeture is a young activist with a hearing impairment. She is the founder of Miss Deaf Trust Zimbabwe, an NGO which focuses on empowering and advocating for the rights of Deaf young girls and women. The organization works on various initiatives to improve the lives of deaf young women and girls, advocating for their rights and pioneering programs that help to fight against discrimination and all forms of violence against young deaf women. Kuda intends to develop this initiative further with the support of the incubator.

2021-02-09T12:47:59+00:009th February 2021|

Descent Dube

Descent Dube is the Founder and the Executive Director of a youth organisation called Matobo Youth Development Initiative (MYDI). Based in Matobo, Descent is passionate about community mobilisation through active youth participation. His incubator project is aimed at ensuring young people can access information and participate in community dialogue and policy making processes. Ultimately, he wants to equip young people to become responsible citizens and occupy leadership positions in civil society.

2021-02-09T12:47:51+00:009th February 2021|

Mthokozisi Ndebele

Mthokozisi Ndebele has ten years' experience in Zimbabwe's civil society sector focusing on development communications, project design implementation and monitoring. Based in Bulawayo, Mthokozisi is currently with the Women's Institute for Leadership Development. Through the incubator, he is developing the Gender Accountability for Peace and Security (GAPS) project which seeks to fight gender inequity by increasing citizen's access to public information. The project specifically focuses on Matabeleland North and seeks to monitor the disbursement of the "Devolution Funds" and their subsequent use across the seven districts.

2021-02-09T12:47:51+00:009th February 2021|

Nkosikhona Dibiti

Nkosikhona Dibiti is a Bulawayo-based Google digital skills trainer, media consultant, content creator, and writer for several online publications. He is also a development practitioner who is passionate about improving lives and accountability systems. Through the incubator, he plans to further develop Community Podium, an online community news platform which amplifies the voices of ordinary people in marginalized communities.

2021-02-09T12:47:51+00:009th February 2021|

Richard Mugobo

Richard Mugobo is a social and economic justice activist with a deep passion for digital activism. He is the Founder and Convener of The BIG Conversation, a youth-driven digital based creative ecosystem that captures and amplifies emerging, diverse voices from across Zimbabwe centred on increasing civic participation on transparency and accountability issues. With the support of the incubator, Richard plans to continue using the BIG Conversation platform to host virtual dialogues that address Covid-19 related corruption risks in Zimbabwe. Follow him on Twitter.

2021-02-11T13:43:06+00:009th February 2021|

Said Rassol

Said Rassol is a young journalist from the tribal area of the Frontier region Tank and a Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the university of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He started his journalism career in 2012 as a radio broadcaster for the Global FM 91 Dera Ismail Khan. Beside education, he continued his journalist work with many media organizations. His incubator idea is to ensure dissemination of authentic information during the pandemic in Peshawar.

2021-02-15T09:38:02+00:009th February 2021|

Roland Marikiti

Roland Marikiti is a youth activist hailing from Mutoko who is passionate about fighting for the social and economic inclusion of minority and vulnerable populations including the LGBTQ. Roland is the founder and executive director of Kushinga Association Zimbabwe Trust. Through the support of the incubator, the organisation will strive to ensure availability, access to, and delivery of quality HIV care and treatment services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Connect with him on LinkedIn. Follow his organization on Twitter.

2021-02-09T12:47:51+00:009th February 2021|

Sameer Khan

Sameer Khan is a Mass and Media Communication graduate with a strong portfolio working in the non-profit sector with different national and international organisations. He recently won a campaign to project soft images of minorities in Sindh by the US Embassy. He is interested in story telling and mobile journalism, particularly producing more creative content whilst highlighting social stories and local community issues. His incubator idea is to document local stories of minority groups and to promote local products.

2021-02-14T03:20:55+00:009th February 2021|

Sisasenkosi Mataruse

Sisasenkosi Mataruse is passionate about advocating for substantive and effective women political participation through her organization Women Belong. She is currently working with women on combating gender stereotypes faced by women political leaders, women political aspirants and generally women and girls in her community in Seke Rural and Chitungwiza in Zimbabwe. Through her incubator project, Sisasenkosi seeks to emphasize that female dignity is no longer about how cultural a woman is but more of how much a woman can exercise her political rights as well as benefit from proper service delivery.

2021-02-09T12:47:51+00:009th February 2021|
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