Farai Mubaiwa, 2017 Queen's Young Leader for South Africa, is an intersectional African feminist, the founder of the Africa Matters Initiative and a change-maker. She talks about youth empowerment and motivates us to make an impact. If we are the ones we've been waiting for - are you still waiting? Farai Mubaiwa is an intersectional African feminist, the founder of the Africa Matters Initiative, a change-maker and an MSc Masters Student at King's College London. Africa Matters is a youth led organization that is dedicated to creating spaces for African expression and robust dialogue for Africa to matter to Africans. Prior to pursuing her Masters in the Political Economy of Emerging Markets, Farai was an analyst for Deloitte South Africa Strategy and Operations Consulting. She is passionate about youth development and woman empowerment. Farai is a 2017 Queen's Young Leader for South Africa and a South African ambassador for the One Young World Youth Summit. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

She is a leader, feminist and co-founder of the Africa Matters Initiative which focuses on empowering and upskilling young Africans. South African activist Farai Mubaiwa’s hard work and dedication to advancing Africa and its people has led her to numerous accolades which include the Queen’s Young Leader for South Africa for 2017 award, and she is also a King’s Principal’s Global Leadership Award recipient. She is one example of what we should all strive to be, exceptional Africans making a difference - we catch up with Farai on life in lockdown and what it means to be African this African Month. Facebook | @expressoshow.sabc3 | https://www.facebook.com/expressoshow.sabc3 Twitter | @expressoshow | https://twitter.com/expressoshow Instagram | @expressoshow | https://www.instagram.com/expressoshow Pinterest | @expressomorning | https://www.pinterest.com/expressomorning Snapchat | @expressoshow | https://www.snapchat.com Website | http://www.expressoshow.com

YES Chief Partnerships Officer, Farai Mubaiwa, features as a judge on SABC1’s "THE CHAIR" 🪑, joining David Padayachee Founder and CEO of YES partner iHappify.