Upenyu Mawande

Biography

Upenyu Mawande oversees partnership and program management for the Judith Neilson Foundation’s Southern Africa portfolio. Passionate about improving the lives of the world’s poor and addressing systemic inequity, she brings over 16 years’ experience in team leadership and program management within the international aid, development, and not-for-profit sectors.

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Upenyu leverages her cross-cultural experience to design, implement and assure the quality of programs in over 46 African, Asian, Pacific and Latin American countries. TUpenyu has worked with over 300 partner organisations and served on committees for international development peak bodies in Australia and New Zealand. She is currently the co-chair of the Australian International Development Network advisory committee and a voluntary board member of Plan International Australia.