Profiling Zimbabwe Women Professionals and Leaders in the UK
This page profiles Zimbabwean Women in UK in various professional and leadership roles who will be spearheading a conference to build a strong network of women whose knowledge and skills could be used to build Zimbabwe. This page highlights some of their achievements and success stories that could be used to bring development to Zimbabwe.All women profiled here will be presenting at Zimbabwe Women Global Forum 2018 1st Conference.
Mercy Mukairirwa presents on Thematic Area on Social
Services, NGOs and Churches
Mercy Mukairirwa is a
practising Social Worker, Approved Mental Health Practitioner and a Best
Interests Assessor in England, United Kingdom. Prior to working in the
healthcare profession, Mercy has extensive knowledge and experience of working
in the Public Sector Corporate Management & Corporate Governance Civic
Structure as well as Executive Management in the Private Financial
Sector. She has also worked in Human Resources, Project Management and
Policy Administration in Internationally Funded & Non-Governmental
Institutions.
Apart from her
professional public engagements, she is a strong advocate for people and families
affected by mental health illnesses and other chronic enduring illnesses in the
UK and abroad. She is also a Mentor, a Recruitment Consultant &
training as a Life Coach in the United Kingdom. She is the Director of New
Mercies, comprising of a Recruitment Agency, Mental Health Foundation Trust,
and a Health and Social Care Enterprise. Also to be incorporated in the
New Mercies UNlimited Group is a Coaching Academy and a Philanthropist
Club, where people with the desire to help, like the good Samaritan just,
"go and do likewise" without seeking rewards or fame through the
local community grass roots church.
Her core values stem
from her religious foundations of hope, faith, trust & love. Mercy's
attitude to life is to be selfless, to be caring, to be compassionate, to be
competent whilst having respect for others at all times no matter the
difference.
From her professional
ethics stem the fundamental principles of social justice, equality, empowerment
and advocacy. Mercy passionately and competently practises in
an anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory manner, serving the multi-cultural
and diverse communities she works with without prejudice.
She prouds herself in
excellency as a professional and as a confidante to many. Mercy loves to
bring hope to the despondent by affirming, "His Mercies are new every
morning. Great is His faithfulness."
Barbara Chinyani
Expert on Diaspora, migration and engagement
On 26 January 2018,Barbara Chinyani will be presenting on Thematic Area 6: Diaspora, migration and engagement with international communities.
Barbara Chinyani is a member of the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) and British Foundation of Women Graduates (BFWG) and an advocate for women and marginalised communities. She is passionate about empowering through education. Her research focuses are migration and gender. She is educated in Applied Social Studies and holds a Masters in International Social Work & Social Development. She is a lecturer, certified in Project Management, a Motivational Speaker, a Strengthening Families Facilitator, Mentor, Recruitment consultant, Youth & Community development worker. She is passionate about empowering marginalised communities, restoring hope and challenging inequality and discrimination. If you need to contact Barbara please email barbarakachi@gmail.com.
Muzvare Betty Makoni
Interim Chair
Zimbabwe Women Global Forum
Zimbabwe Women Global Forum
www. girlsempowermentinitiative.co.uk
http://girlchildnetworkworldwide.blogspot.co.uk/
https://zwgf.blogspot.co.uk/
Muzvare Betty Makoni aged 46 (MSc in Social Work (Royal Holloway University, UK, BA General, BA Honours (University of
Zimbabwe), ) and a Zimbabwean
native and founder of Girl Child Network Worldwide has achieved so much in her
life time and she is worth talking about.
She has achieved for others more than for herself. She has worked to
uplift, empower, inspire and educate thousands of girls in Africa and round the
world. From age 9, she grew up with a desire to turn girls in Zimbabwe-her home
country into empowered confident women walking in the fullness of their
potential and she just achieved that. Her work spread across the world and it
has been replicated, studied, used to teach in schools and inspired millions
across to do similar work. Girls from her girls’ movement continue to achieve
as leaders in various parts of the world. Muzvare Betty Makoni did not succeed
alone but with her are girls from poor rural and high density suburbs of
Zimbabwe whose lives were transformed from victims to empowered women walking
in the fullness of their potential. Muzvare
Betty Makoni`s career spans over 20 years as a gender activist and girl child
rights champion.
Despite the challenges, persecutions, trials and tribulations, Muzvare
Betty Makoni has not stopped her humanitarian work to rescue and protect the
most vulnerable children wherever she sees them suffering. She has become the
spokesperson and advocate of the voiceless in many communities round the world.
Girls round the world see Muzvare Betty Makoni as a role model and continue to
write her story to empower and inspire millions of girls round the world. Muzvare Betty Makoni was officially conferred the
Title Muzvare- Her Royal Highness the Princess to Muzvare Betty Makoni for
saving girls lives by
Makoni Tribal Chiefs and people of Rusape, Manicaland, Zimbabwe. Recently she was
officially installed as a Yeye Ashiwaju Omoba translated means Mother of and
Leader of African Princesses by Princess Deun Adedoyin Solarin originally from
Nigeria.
Overcame childhood
tragedies
At age 6, Muzvare Betty Makoni suffered rape. She spent her childhood as
child vendor in the high density suburb of Chitungwiza in Zimbabwe. At age 9
she lost her mother in domestic violence. At age 11 she lost her brother who
drowned and died. Through all ages, she
saw her siblings suffer abuse, neglect and marginalisation. She fought for all
of them and today through her support and their determination her four brothers
and a sister achieved to degree level and are professionals round the world.
Muzvare Betty Makoni became a school labourer at age 13 and worked for her
school until completion of A Level. Her first achievement was to offer love and
support to her siblings until they completed their studies too. Today, she
shares a story of a child headed family that worked hard and achieved. Muzvare Betty
Makoni`s experiences shaped her to be the advocate and champion for girls
rights she is today. She grew up as one of the poorest and marginalised African
girls in the early 1970s. It is this experience that shaped her to be the
humanitarian she is today.
Teacher turned
passionate activist
Muzvare Betty Makoni`s career started at age 20 when she became a
temporary primary school teacher. Upon her graduation in 1994 she became a full
time English Teacher at Zengeza 1 High School. She noticed girls were missing
from school due to forced marriages, poverty and parents preferring sons to
daughters. She mobilised girls into a club and grew the network from 10 to over
350 000 over a decade. The network empowered and educated girls about their
rights. Between 1999 to 2009 Girl Child Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe was one
of the first girls’ movements in Africa to empower thousands of women to be
confident women leaders they are today. Most of the girls who graduated from the
network are top leaders round the world.
Innovator: Girls
Empowerment model and first recipient of UN award
In 1998 she founded the Girl Child Network in her
home country and gave her time fundraising in order to build Girls Empowerment
Villages that rehabilitated over 70 000 girls sexually abused. Realising what
she had done to empower herself as a poor girl, she went back into the poorest
areas of Zimbabwe with a leadership and mentorship program that inspired,
motivated and empowered over 350 000 girls in school based clubs.
Girl Child Network is a model
replicated in six African countries with her volunteer time to train, nurture
and support many leaders. She has also started a Girl Child Empowerment pilot
project in some UK and USA girls` schools. Sierra Leone, Swaziland, South
Africa and Uganda have thriving networks from girls replicated from this model.
Girls Empowerment
villages and protecting girls from sexual violence
Muzvare Betty Makoni reclaimed and revived a place used by women and
girls from the Royal Family of Makoni since 400 years ago. She built a Girls
Empowerment Village at the Princesses shrine to offer shelter to sexually
abused girls. Four other girls’ empowerment villages were set up in Chihota,
Hwange and Chitungwiza in Zimbabwe. These are spaces for girls to heal from
trauma and get counselling and support with reinstatement back into school.
Over 35 000 girls who suffered rape, forced marriages and other forms of sexual
violence by family members and strangers have sought support from the Girls
Empowerment Village since 1999.
Fundraised
millions to save lives of vulnerable girls
Muzvare Betty Makoni set up the first girls office in Chitungwiza with a
type writer and no office space in 1999. Through her relentless efforts to
bring funding to girls, she fundraised
over US$3 million over the decade which supported over 5000 girls to complete
their education, builD four Girls Empowerment Villages and pay 68 members of staff.
She worked in partnership with Global Fund for Women, Stephen Lewis Foundation,
Firelight Foundation, Bernard Van Leer, International Development Exchange and
many others. Her fundraising saved lives of girls in Zimbabwe and across
Africa. Partnership project with New Seasons in USA had six girls funded
through full scholarships and they have ventured into top careers as auditors,
accountants and research scientists.
Leadership
development support for grassroots leaders
Many grassroots leaders in Africa and worldwide see Muzvare Betty Makoni
as a mentor. She has assisted over 20 women leaders in Zimbabwe and worldwide
to, set up charities and helped with training and mentoring.
Even though many associate Muzvare
Betty Makoni with formation of Girl Child Network only, she has many
organisations she formed like Ray of Hope in Zimbabwe which supports survivors
of domestic violence at grassroots level. She also dedicated her time to
supporting the work of Restored UK as a Founding Trustee to ensure there is a
strong global alliance to stop violence against women in churches.
Inspired millions
through speaking
Muzvare Betty Makoni is prolific speaker who has spoken at global,
national and local be it at United Nations, churches, campaigns, workshops,
conferences, book launches, rural schools in Africa or wherever people feel
inspired by her speeches. Many round the world have come to attend some of her
speaking events. To date, she has spoken
at over one thousand platforms.
Featured in award
winning documentaries and books
Muzvare Betty Makoni has been featured
as the main subject by the US Hollywood Director Michealene Risley award
winning documentary called Tapestries of
Hope shown on USA`s major channels like HBO. She has been featured by
Toronto`s Law students in the documentary The
Girl Child. Tantra Zawadi, a US based film maker and renowned poet also featured Muzvare Betty
Makoni in her documentary, HIV and AIDS.
Muzvare Betty Makoni`s work has been featured in renowned photo journalist
Paula Gianturco `s book called, “Women
who light the dark.” Many magazines like World Children`s Prize and many
others also featured her works of passion. Muzvare Betty Makoni is featured in best-selling
books including On the Up by Nikki
and Rob Wilson, as well as main subject in the award winning documentary, Tapestries of Hope, by U.S. Hollywood
Director Michealene Risley.
Strategic thinker
and planner for global causes
Muzvare Betty Makoni`s life was spent advocating to shape policies and strategies of other big organisations
like Oxfam Novib, UNAIDS and just recently she was dedicated to supporting the
work of Restored UK as a Trustee to ensure there is a strong global alliance to
stop violence against women in churches. She was
recently appointed as Advisor to Board of International Peace Group based in
South Korea.
Muzvare
Betty Makoni has a lifetime of volunteerism and service to many causes and has
served on Oxfam Novib and UNAIDS Round Tables. She sits on many boards of high
profile organisations like RESTORED UK and serves as Ambassador and Patron of
Africa Achievers Award and Zimbabwe Achievers Awards. Muzvare Betty Makoni is the first woman to serve as Global Ambassador
for UN 19 days of Activism for
prevention of Child Abuse by Women World Summit an organisation with UN
consultative status. Muzvare Betty Makoni recently accepted to be Patron of UK
based Malawi Women`s Association, an organisation whose success she wants to
see.
UK gender expert
and Campaigned against rape as a weapon of war
In 2012, Muzvare Betty Makoni was one of the first to
be selected to the team of experts for Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative
(PSVI) was officially launched on 30 January 2013 by the UK Foreign Office. As
a Gender Based Violence expert, she had
the honour of campaigning and advocating to leaders of G8 and diplomatic
missions based in London on the need to support initiatives to prevent rape as
a weapon of war. She is apparently developing her career as a gender based violence
expert.
Honoured with over
60 global awards
To her name are 60 global awards from
the most Prestigious organisations in the world making her the most awarded
African women where with the Decade Global Child Rights hero she became one of
the honorary winners alongside President Nelson Mandela. CNN, Dalai Lama, World
Children`s Prize, Profile in Courage by National Black Association of
Prosecutors in UK and My Hero`s Project
awarded Muzvare Betty Makoni as a hero. Zimbabwe Institute of Management
awarded their first national contribution to Muzvare Betty Makoni. United
Nations Red Ribbon award honoured Muzvare Betty Makoni and Girl Child Network
as having the most innovative strategy for gender equality. Muzvare Betty
Makoni is an Ashoka Fellow and singled out as one of the investors in poor and
marginalised women and girls deserving of this life honour as a fellow. News
Week named her as one of the 150 women
who shake the world, alongside US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In
UK, Power Women named her Motivational speaker of the year. Muzvare Betty Makoni was selected an Ashoka Fellow and belongs to
Global Network of social innovators who have changed lives in their communities
and beyond.
In her many high profile titles, millions across the world
passionately call her CNN Hero as she was the top in 2009 category for
Protecting the Powerless and was honoured by UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador Nicole
Kidman. Recently in the UK, she was
presented with the Prestigious Profile in Courage award for her role to stop
FGM and harmful cultural practices in UK and Africa. In her many other
community leadership roles, she is an
Ashoka Fellow, CNN hero, UK Diaspora Changemaker and an officially approved and
awarded Motivational Speaker of the year-2014 in UK.
For all her hard and passionate work,
she has been featured by major television and radio stations and global
newspapers like Metro UK just recently as Woman of Courage, CNN, BBC,
Huffington Post, Channel Five UK, New York Times, Marie Claire, Voice of
America, The South African to name but a few. The world has responded by
documenting the success of her work and the many beneficiaries whose lives were
saved or transformed.
Muzvare Betty
Makoni`s inspirational books and making global news
Muzvare Betty Makoni is a published
author of a poetry book, “A woman, Once a
Girl: Breaking Silence,” which was recently launched in London. Her Autobiography Never Again, not on any woman or girl http://bettymakoni.authorsxpress.com/ is inspiring women round the globe. She has gone to inspire and speak to many
women round the globe on the need to strengthen their work and build
sustainable income at grassroots level to support whatever innovative
strategies that alleviate poverty and violence.
Her
latest poetry book entitled, The
Inspiring and Empowering World of Muzvare Betty Makoni celebrates many
women who inspire her and also creates a 21st century rhythm for the
women`s movement.
Girls Empowerment
and Education Fund in UK
Muzvare Betty Makoni has passion to
work to save the most vulnerable and powerless women and girls and those
invisible and therefore her activism to speak and advocate for women from her
base in UK. Her efforts are focused in creating the Girls Empowerment and
Education Fund to be managed by Girl Child Network Worldwide (www.girlchildnetworkworldwide.org) ensuring marginalised girls in Africa get
support for their projects without bureaucracy and delays leading to loss of
lives and human potential.
Professional
development and work for children in UK and worldwide
Muzvare
Betty Makoni recently completed her Master in Science in Social Work Degree. In
UK she is a registered professional working with children and working with a
progressive Trust to ensure children are safe. She is on her way to achieving
as a Child and Family Practitioner. She dedicates her time to ensuring children
she works with are supported in school, home and community.
Muzvare
Betty Makoni also continues to serve children in Africa through fundraising,
training and volunteer time to build more networks. Muzvare Betty Makoni
graduates from Royal Holloway University in July 2017. One of her greatest
achievements so far is her Research project on Female Genital Mutilation Type 4
which provides new knowledge on the least known harmful cultural practices
affecting African girls in UK which got a distinction.
Mother, wife,
aunt, private fostering and thriving family
Muzvare
Betty Makoni is a mother of three boys and her niece Betty Makoni Junior. She
is married to Engineer Irvine Nyamapfene and both of them have privately
fostered over 16 disadvantaged who are successful in their careers today.
Blessings Ganyani
Publicity Secretary
Zimbabwe Women Global Forum would like to thank Blessings Ganyani for giving time and resources in organising the conference. Blessings has been tasked to present a paper on health situation in Zimbabwe and help shape the way forward.
Blessings Ganyani (Bsc Hons in Mental Health,Bsc in Forensic Studies) is an experienced registered mental health practitioner with over 14 years of experience in both inpatient and community settings. Blessings’s career started in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit PICU then she went on to work in the community mental health team and she also worked for the Inreach Team in the prison services and now she is currently working with the First Episode Psychosis Team (PATH -psychosis prevention assessment and Treatment in the UK).
Blessings has a diverse background that includes being born and raised in Zimbabwe and coming to England in her late teens. Her love for caring began by working on the farm raising animals. Blessings’s heart and passion is not only in caring for others but assisting clients in transitioning to wellness using the recovery model which focuses on the patient being in control of their illness with support from mental health services.
When not involved with seeing clients in her practice she is often looking for ways to promote mental health in the community either through research or education. It is a lifelong dream of Blessings’s to see the stigma attached to mental health come to an end especially in Zimbabwe. Economic and social stressors are increasing the prevalence of mental health conditions. This means that for many Zimbabweans, mental health support is out of reach, either physically or financially. While clinical psychologists and psychiatrists are needed, task-shifting by training nurses and other non-specialised health workers to integrate mental health services into community settings will help to address this gap. Blessings’s passion for improving mental health services made her stand up and sign up as interim secretary in order to make a change by using her knowledge, skills and personal attributes in giving back to the community that raised her and she is proud to be a part of.
Pride
Sumbachundu
Special
Educationa Needs and Disability (SEND)
Advisor
On 26th January 2018 , Pride
Sumbachundu will be presenting a Thematic Area 4: Education- Special
Educational needs and Disability.
Pride holds Bachelor in Education, Post Graduate Certificate of Eduction with Qualified teacher Status, Early Years Professional Status and an MA-Education in the UK. She is an experienced education professional having worked as a teacher, education welfare officer and an early years manager for private and public organisations.She is passionate about the education children and young people with SEND. Pride's education and background is education, having qualified as a Primary teacher in Zimbabwe in 2001 and progressed to do her Bachelor in Education, Post Graduate Certificate of Eduction with Qualified teacher Status, Early Years Professional Status and an MA-Education in the UK.
Pride holds Bachelor in Education, Post Graduate Certificate of Eduction with Qualified teacher Status, Early Years Professional Status and an MA-Education in the UK. She is an experienced education professional having worked as a teacher, education welfare officer and an early years manager for private and public organisations.She is passionate about the education children and young people with SEND. Pride's education and background is education, having qualified as a Primary teacher in Zimbabwe in 2001 and progressed to do her Bachelor in Education, Post Graduate Certificate of Eduction with Qualified teacher Status, Early Years Professional Status and an MA-Education in the UK.
Pride is a member of the Information Advice and
Support Services Network (AISS) -
+England, A trustee and a patron for Ultimate Children Foundation a small
charity that fundraises fees for disadvantaged children in Zimbabwe. She is a
Friend of Seke Rural Home Base Care, Zimbabwean; an NGO which was founded by
her parents as response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic in 2001.
She has completed the Level 3 IPSEA Legal
training which covers SEND law in the UK.
Pride runs her own small events deco and
management family business - Busy Ps Deco Ltd which she enjoys as a hobby.
Currently Pride is working as an IASS
co-ordinator for a local authority. For contact please email Pride on pridengwerume@yahoo.co.uk
Selina academic backgrounds include Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
International hospitality Management from University of Derby and Masters in
Social Worker (M.A.) from University of Central Lancashire in the UK,
Certificate in Social work and Diplomas in International hospitality Management
from DMC hotel Training Centre in Zimbabwe.
Selina has 10 years’ experience within the social care field
working with children and young adult disabilities, families, older adults and
mental health settings. Selina has an additional 2 years Social Work experience
working with Children with disability and Child Protection. This has developed
her ability to perform needs led assessments as part of multi-disciplinary team
supporting service user’s ambitions and goals. Skills and knowledge Selina has
gained over the years, believe she can bring with her to make a difference
including her tenacious attitude to commit herself to something, a friendly and
approachable personality and an ever burning albeit slightly naïve desire to
make a genuine difference as well as put something back into the system which
has provided so much for me.
Selina Ruze was born in Zimbabwe and came to UK joining her family. She has always had a passion in making a difference .Selina’s reasoning behind deciding to pursue a career in social work stems from her seemingly innate desire to see others succeed in fulfilling their potential. Although it feels somewhat of a cliché, her passion and desire for the field of social work originate from a genuine wish to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Selina believe that though we are born completely dependent on others for all our care needs, as we grow, we develop a genuine sense of identity, creativity, autonomy and uniqueness which becomes completely our own. Every individual has the potential to provide something unique and beneficial to the community in which they are a part however, due to a variety of factors not everybody is able to make that contribution due to various barriers such as social oppression or exclusion. Selina believes in the principal of empowering members of the community to take action for themselves and fully integrate into society in which they wish to be a part of this being the main reason Selina has decided to be part of the Zimbabwe Women Global Forum, to assist in which every possible way to make a difference. Selina believes that an opportunity is all it takes to help someone to achieve their potential.
Beauty Mutyora
Interim Committee
Conference Rapporteur
Beauty is a passionate film-maker who finds joy in documenting people’s stories. She has been in the media business for over 16 years. Having worked for the Zimbabwean Broadcasting Corporation as a radio news presenter with over 2 million listeners, news in sign language producer and assistant producer in a TV religious production she began writing short stories which led her to pursuing her love for film. Since coming to the UK in 2002, she has directed over five documentaries one of which was her graduate film at the University of Newport Wales where she obtained her BA (Hons) in Documentary Film and Television Studies.
Beauty works part time with ZimboLive TV as a journalist covering murder news, social and political events. Apart from broadcast and film Beauty has a Degree in Social Work and currently works as a Children’s Social Worker in a child protection team. She is passionate about bringing about change whether it is in the community or in an individuals’ life. Beauty believes in the power of team work… a single person cannot change the world but by taking action as a team, different skills can be utilised to make a difference that will pave a way for others to bring about change. Beauty is an ordained Pastor who was ordained in Zimbabwe in 2014 at Jesus Generation International Church. She is a proud Christian who believes that her purpose on earth is to bring awareness to people through film which is her first love. Beauty is a mother to a beautiful 12 year old girl.
She then further trained to
get a degree and Specialized in EYFS/ KS1 at London Metropolitan University.
She has worked intensively with the SENCO, SEND, EMAG, Social Workers as well
as Health and school Nurses. She has been a subject Coordinator for P.E, (MFL)
Modern Foreign Languages as R.E. Edith has mentored students on an Early
Childhood Course attached within her class. She also uses her knowledge on
“Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable adults” to volunteer her knowledge her
services as Safeguarding Officer within
her Church. Edith also volunteers her knowledge on “Safeguarding for children”
as Safeguarding Officer within her Church
Perpertua Ruzvidzo is compiling database
of who is who amongst women
in the diaspora
and what skills they can offer
to develop Zimbabwe
Perpertua Ruzvidzo (Pepe) daughter
of a farmer (mother & father). Director of a Healthcare Business who assist
staff to gain employment. Pepe is an Experienced Director with a demonstrated
history of working in the hospitality & health care industry. Skilled in
Business Process, Negotiation, Business Planning, Customer Service, and
Coaching.
As a hardworking mother of 3
Children Pepe knows and understands that as a woman it is challenging to
balance work and family. Pepe has worked
as a Nurse and Manager, in an Adult Care setting and the hospitality sector in
the NHS and in the private sector. Pepe has experience in writing contracts and
has secured national contracts in the UK. Pepe is a Registered Nurse and has
(B.A.) Bachelors Degree in Hospitality and Institutional Management awarded
with honours. Pepe has a Leadership and Management course in Care awarded by
Wakefield College. Pepe has been a
Trustee of Bradford Refugee council.
Pepe has been inspired to be part
of the Zimbabwe Global as she believes in empowering women and strongly believe
this is an opportunity for women to state what they want with the encouragement
of our Forum members. Pepe has witnessed that due to migration and economic
challenges some women left their children in Zimbabwe and some has not seen
them for many years. Pepe believes that by being on the forum will bring all
woman in Diaspora to address these challenges and support each other. Pepe
would like to inspire other women to join this Forum so that woman can have a
voice to bring change to Africa by understanding of working with the third sector,
charities, voluntary organisation and fundraising project for third world
countries and Government institutions.
Pepe believes that she can
contribute to making a change in Zimbabwe if we stand together and support each
other and whoever is leading the country.
Daphne Magidi is presenting on Thematic Area
of Justice, Peace, Truth and Reconciliation
Daphne is a Social Scientist,
Political analyst, Humanitarian and advocate for a fair and just society. She
works for an International Organisation based within the Emergency Response
Group in London. She has gained experience and skills in Humanitarian policy,
Accountability, Humanitarian capacity development, Protection, Conflict
resolution, International law, Global political economy, Diplomacy and
International security and law. She has worked in Hospitality and Retail as
Deputy Manager at Gala Coral Group and has worked as a Support worker for a
number of years. She is a former Public Governor for the Hillingdon NHS Trust.
She was also a panel member for the London Ambulance research project, PHED
Data (the Pre-Hospital Emergency Department Data Sharing Project) to assess how
information about patients can be best used by London Ambulance, acute trusts
and commissioners. During her spare time
she volunteers for different charity organisations and has worked with refugees
and migrant women and a supporter for the Girl Child Network .A holder of an MA
International Relations degree from Richmond the American International University
in London where she researched on Brexit. During her studies she was a member
of the Royal institute of international affairs Chatham House and a participant
of the Global diplomatic forum .She is passionate about women empowerment, reading
literature, philosophy and international affairs. You may contact Daphne on
missdaphnemagidi@icloud.com
Edith Tanhira is an educationist
Thematic area on education
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Edith started her Primary education in 1979 at
Southerton Primary School where she did her grade 1-3. She then moved to
Frank Johnson Primary School in Waterfalls where she completed her grade 4-7.
She then went on to do her high school in 1986 at
Lord Malvern High School from form 1-3 and later moved onto complete her O’ Levels
at Marlborough High School in 1988-9.
In 1991 she did a modelling course which got her a
place in acting in one of the local drama “Zvirimudendere”
In 1993 she left acting to go into teaching and
trained as a Primary School Teacher at Nyadire Teachers College from 1993-5.
Edith did her teaching practice at Gumbanjera Pr School in Murehwa, after
which, she was deployed as a Qualified primary teacher at Hatcliffe 2 Primary
School in Harare in 1996. She taught year 3 and 4s until 2000 August when she
decided to come over to teach in the U.K.
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Currently
starting her Childminding business
Certificate
in Courageous Leadership September 2016-July 2017
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BA (Hons) Degree + QTS (2006-8)
Certificate
in Travel and Tourism 1999-2000
Diploma
in Education (1993-1995) and studied Music as a Curriculum Depth Study
(CDS)
Diploma in Office Administration 1995-6
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