I grew up in a vulnerable and poor community, whose citizens were treated as second class, with no respect for their dignity and security. Injustice, inequality, and human rights violations were the norm. It is this painful and unjust background that gave me a voice and agency as a feminist and pro-democracy activist in Zimbabwe. I have a strong natural sense of justice and my conviction comes from deep within. It is hard to pick out one particular moment that triggered my passion to fight for justice and human rights, but I believe part of it stems from my upbringing in a family where such values were natural family values, as our environment demanded this. Yet, I had to grow up in a society that was highly patriarchal where being female and from a low income household meant that you were almost invisible and voiceless. More so, having to navigate university life as a young adult in a highly restrictive and autocratic environment from a very young age, taught me hard lessons on the importance of affording everyone a voice and a fair chance to opportunity.

I cut my teeth in leadership as a student, leading the students’ community to demand better welfare and academic freedoms. In 2018, I led a campaign to get more women to participate in the general election through a campaign dubbed #SheVotes2018, using both online and physical platforms. In 2016, I joined other young Zimbabweans on the front line under campaigns/social movements such as #Thisflag in demanding for democracy and good governance. I have been involved in mainstream opposition politics, first as the national executive member responsible for International Relations. I later re-joined mainstream politics in 2019 as the Secretary for Social welfare, a role in which I was responsible for managing our human rights portfolio and for helping fellow activists whose lives would have been devastated by the regime, before being elected to the Parliament of Zimbabwe to represent my community of Sunning dale constituency in the capital city of Harare.

My passion is to see a free Zimbabwe where there is equality and inclusion. A Zimbabwe where women also get equal opportunities as their male counterparts and where it is safe for the young ones to thrive. A democratic Zimbabwe that allows a person to dream and to freely pursue their passions for the betterment of our society.