Yollander Millin, who hails from the city of Bulawayo describes herself as an educator, a facilitator, a communicator, community journalist and writer. Yollander is invested in the betterment of the living conditions of all people including those from the marginalized communities and the welfare of women and children. Her aim is to create documentation platforms, that allow for people to record their lived experiences, for the purpose of demanding accountability and transparency for their livelihoods, to influence the formulation and implementation of policies that favor the people and to keep evidence of what people have gone through. As a social [...]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tanatswa Mukwacha is a student pursuing an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems who is also passionate about social activism and technology innovations that advocate for social change. Through the incubator he is developing a project called Pachikuva, which is an online platform that encourages government accountability through improved access to information (Pachikuva is a Shona word meaning pulpit). The project encourages accountability on all donations or funds that were set aside as relief aid to the impact of Covid 19.

Nompilo Jacqueline Nkomo is a social and economic justice enthusiast and the Director at YIELD, an organization working to ensure young people are at the forefront of development processes. Based in Bulawayo, Nompilo's work focuses on mobilizing and engaging the youth to meaningfully participate in governance processes. Her incubator project is 21 Questions with Jacqui, a podcast that will raise questions about human rights, accountability and transparency including in Zimbabwe's Covid-19 response and recovery. Follow her on Twitter.

Caroline Mutimbanyoka is a Harare-based human rights activist, feminist and Pan-Africanist educator who has sought to amplify the voices of women and girls throughout her career. Caroline is the founder of Sprout Women Empowerment Trust, a community based organization that has become a voice for the underprivileged women in peri-urban areas. Through Sprout, Caroline advocates for women's rights, service delivery and food justice so as to enhance the livelihoods of women in her community and plans to develop the initiative further through the incubator.