Netsai Gwata

Netsai Gwata is studying her Master's in Education at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She has worked with children with autism spectrum and other learning disabilities.

As an educational psychologist, she wants to champion resilience in young women in disadvantaged communities.

She plans to have a wellness center that will cater for various services like assessments, therapy, career guidance and counselling; this center will also create employment for the communities as she will be training therapists to work with children with various learning barriers.

Faith Chihumbiri

Faith is studying Master’s in Environmental Science/ Natural Resources at the University of Stellenbosch. She is part of a team that empowers women encouraging them to try mechanisms often traditionally reserved for men in addressing daily challenges.

Her career plans are to work at local level environmental management (where the rubber hits the road), influence thinking and decision-making in growing context of vertical and horizontal policy integration.