Faith Nyamukapa

Zimbabwe

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Dr Faith Nyamukapa (nee Katsonga) is a dedicated, young , christian , multi-award winning entrepreneur in Zimbabwe whose efforts have been recognised both locally, regional and internationally. She is married to Allen Nyamukapa and has 3 children. She is a holder of 2 Doctorate degrees in Business Leadership (Women's University in Mauritius) and Humane Letters (International Institute of Philanthropy), Honorary Masters in Business Leadership (Women's University in Mauritius), Executive Masters Degree in Business Administration and Degree in Accountancy (Honors) Degree from Africa University. She is a strategist, an Accountant by profession, Auditor by practice, Mentor and Inspirational speaker by passion, a Social Media Marketer by passion and experience, a Leader and devout Christian. She has exposure in NGO, Public sector, Education sector, Motor Industry, Retail Industry, Telecommunications sector, Mining and Engineering sectors. She is committed to share her expertise with organizations and individuals to take them to the next level. She has passion for children and one of her businesses is to empower women in Zimbabwe and Africa under the Education sector to help children receive quality education from a tender age and the general women in business. She has developed a network of over 25 000 members. She is also a motivational speaker who has been invited to speak by various organizations and tertiary Institutions in Zimbabwe such as University of Zimbabwe through Simuka- Arise initiative and Africa University. She mentors over 300 youths represented in the local universities in Zimbabwe including University of Zimbabwe. Her awards and recognitions are as follows: 1. 2nd Runner Up Women in Accounting & Investment Sector 2016 - Megafest Business Awards Megafest is a passionate advocate of women in business, celebrating their achievements, now in its 8th year, the Women’s Awards are about more than simply recognising and rewarding the courage, leadership and creativity of Zimbabwe’s most brilliant business women-they play a critical role in raising the profile of women in business. 2. Executive Director of the Year Award- Women’s Heritage Society World Organisation 3. Organisation of the Year Award- KinderCare Zimbabwe Women’s Heritage Society World Organisation (Early Childhood Development Category). 4. Brand of the Year Award – KinderCare Zimbabwe. Women’s Heritage Society World Organisation. 5. Top Female Academic Philanthropist of the Year Award- Philanthropy Institute of Zimbabwe. November 2016. 6. Early Childhood Development Philanthropist of the Year Award - Philanthropy Institute of Zimbabwe. 7. Pan African Humanitarian Award on Enterprise and Community Development 2016 –Anantara The Palm, Dubai 8. 2017 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entreprenuership Program Fellow. 1000 African Entreprenuers were selected out of 93 000 applications [link-omitted] is one of the 19 entreprenuers from Zimbabwe to participate in the program this year under Education and Training. 9. Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree from the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP) 13 July 2016 10. Honorary Doctorate in Business Leadership, DBL –International Women’s University-Mauritius ( 2016) 11. Honorary Master’s Degree in Business Leadership ,MBL- International Women’s University-Mauritius ( 2016) 12. Featured in the Regional Magazine in April 2017 called Development Times Africa Volume 1 Issue 2 13. Featured on Ben TV UK through the Pan African Humanitarian Awards 14. Her organisation, Kindercare Zimbabwe, from the 10 African organisations voted for was selected to be featured on Kwese' Tv through an Enterprenuership Program that was run by Dr Strive Masiyiwa. From the results, Kindercare Zimbabwe is the only organisation selected from Zimbabwe. 15. Country winner in Education and Training(Zimbabwe) : Private sector of CEO Global's Most Influential Women in Business and Government 2017 16. Regional (SADC NORTH) winner in Education and Training: Private sector of CEO Global's Most Influential Women in Business and Government 2017 17. Featured in the Africa's Most Influential Women in Business and Government Magazine SADC North 2017/2018 18. Education and training WECA award-Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce : 1st Runner up 2017 19. YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative) 2017 Fellow November 2017 Represented Zimbabwe under Education and Training at YALI - Southern Africa Cohort 11 and equipped to transform Africa. 20. Continental (Africa) winner in Education and Training: Private sector of CEO Global's Most Influential Women in Business and Government (7 Nov 2017). 21. Nominee for Africa Youth of the Year 2017- Africa Youth Awards. 4 December 2017 22. Nominee YALI Alumni Advisory Board 2018 -Southern Africa 31 January 2018. 23. Finalist for Women4Africa Annual Awards- UK International Woman in Education March 2018 24. Zimbabwe National Youth Awards Runner-Up -Education and Training March 2018 25. ADARA 2018 Nominee for Femaleprenuer of the Year March 2018 26. ADARA 2018 Nominee for Young Achiever Award March 2018. 27. Ladies of All Nations: International Ambassador for Zimbabwe 2018 : Appointment Monday 9 July 2018 28. 2018 Winner for Most Inspirational Woman of the Year ZIWA Awards (UK). 29. 2018 Mentorship in Practice graduant ZNCC. 30. Held the first ever Annual conference and awards ceremony for Early childhood development (ECD) in Zimbabwe on 1 & 2 November 2019 empowering over 60 women. 31. 2019 TOP YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM NOMINATED JUDGE 32. Launched her organization in Botswana in June 2019 and facilitated a series of workshops in Maun, Gaborone and Francistown empowering 70 women preschool owners and educators. Special attendance to the Gaborone workshop by Professors and Mrs Mmamiki Kamanakao, Representative of Africa Early Childhood Network (AFECN) Botswana. 33. Organised a successful clean up campaign on 5 July 2019 in Harare for private preschools supporting the Government clean up campaign initiative in partnership with EMA under the program, "catch them young". A total of 108 preschool children and 17 Stakeholders participated. Another Clean up campaign held successful on 7 February 2020 with over 300 preschool children. 34. Women of Excellence Awards : Education and training 24 July 2019 35. Recipient of The Order of the Hand Merit Honor which is the 2nd highest honor given to a civilian who has dedicated his/her life to protecting the welfare of Children in Africa at the 3rd Edition of the Pan African Child Summit and Awards on 7 September 2019 British Council , Ghana (recent) 36. The New Africa Youth Business Summit & Mentorship Awards : Austrian Business School Accreditation : 19 November 2019, Nigeria 37. Finalist among entrepreneurs selected from Zimbabwe: Global Start Up Awards- Southern Africa Female Role Model of the Year. Final winners to be announced on 27-28 November, 2019, South Africa 38. Immediate appointment 2020 Zimbabwe Australia Business Council Board member 39. Nominee for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2020, Scotland (3 December 2019) 40. She is now part of the National Youth program under the President's office, Young Achievers Trust with Professor Paul Mavima as the Patron of the Youth program. 41. Community Organization of the Year Nominee and now FINALIST : All Women Achievers Awards 2020 U.K Upcoming: 7 March 2020 42. Immediate Appointment: SOS Villages Zimbabwe Board of Directors member *Chairperson of their Joint Committee (Fund Development, Operations & Strategy) *Member of the Finance & Audit Committee 43. Recently participated in the Virtual launch of the Africa Communication and Information Platform (ACIP) for Health and Economic Action on Tuesday 23 June 2020 and DIFFERENT HEADS OF STATES were present. This was a great honor through a direct invitation from the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNECA. The platform serves as a two-way information and communication platform between citizens and government but also other stakeholders. It brought together for the FIRST TIME, the major mobile network operators on the continent of Africa including MTN, Vodacom, Airtel, Safaricom and Orange. The platform will further provide the ECA, Africa CDC, Country's National COVID-19 Taskforces, Ministries of Health, and Ministries of Finance, Economy, and Planning, and other stakeholders with analysis of live data for decision-making, monitoring and evaluation. At its peak, the platform could reach over 350-460 million devices and people. 44. Trustee for Young Achievers Trust 45. EWYL Country Program Manager-Zimbabwe

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