Nyaradzayi gumbonzvanda biography of george
| Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| 💼 Occupation | Social activist |
| Known for | Activism for women empowerment |
| Notable work | Secretary General for Young Women’s Christian Association. Appointed African Union Goodwill Ambassador for Ending Child Marriages. 2011 recipient of the Human Rights Defenders Award, conferred by the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association. |
Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda is a human rights activist that has worked to support women and girls in Zimbabwe. She worked with the Young Women's Christian Association YWCA, and more recently as the founder and chief of Rozaria Memorial Trust[1]and as the AU Goodwill Ambassador for the campaign on Ending Child Marriages.[2]
Nyaradzayi was born in Murewa, Zimbabwe.[3]
Education
She did her A Level at Gokomere High School after which she went and did a law degree at the University of Zimbabwe.[4]
She has since attained a Master’s degree in Private Law from the University of South Africa and also completed post-graduate work on conflict resolution at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Career Highlights
Gumbonzvanda has led crusades against child marriages in Zimbabwe and cited that while poverty contributes to early child marriage, sexual exploitation of vulnerable young women by men in society is also a critical issue.[5]
"By justifying that child marriages are as a result of poverty, we are justifying what is not true. If a family gets money for lobola and marrying her off to an older or richer guy, will that end poverty?'[5]
From October 2007 till May 2016 she worked as the Secretary General of the Young Women Christian Association.[6]
Nyaradzayi was one of the pioneering members who led the creation of the Zimbabwe Women’s Lawyers Associations in 1992 working with women such as High court Judge Elizabeth Gwaunza.[4]
Nyaradzayi received the third Human Rights Defenders award in 2011 from the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association in recognition for her activist work for women.
She has served on the boards of several organisations such as CIVICUS, Save the Children UK.
Nyaradzayi has also served as Chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women-Geneva whilst also being appointed to the Steering Committee for the Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC).
From 2015 she was the chairperson for Action Aid International Board.[7]
References
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