Spiwe Chakawa

Biography

Spiwe Chakawa is a development practitioner for over 15 years and her main goal is to see positive change in people’s lives especially children, youth and women. She holds a BSc. Hon Degree in Psychology from the University of Zimbabwe and a Master of Science Degree in Development Studies from the University of Science and Technology. Spiwe is a beneficiary of Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), Zimbabwe. CAMFED has helped her unlock the potential in her over the past 25 years. She has contributed to numerous national programs in the area of children such as implementation of the National Action Plan for vulnerable children was part of the National Steering Committee for Children on the Move in Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2012. She currently sits on several boards for organizations that focus on improving the lives of children such as Board Member for the Private Voluntary Organizations Board in the Ministry of Labor and Social Services which is responsible for the registration and regulation of NGOs in Zimbabwe. She also sits on the board for Hospice Association of Zimbabwe. She has also contributed to the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa –A journal on African Women’s Experiences Buwa! Issue 7 December 2016. Currently, she is a director of a local NGO – Chiedza Child Care Centre focusing on assisting vulnerable children in Zimbabwe since 2013.