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Born in Rodesia now Zimbabwe1979. Administrative_Divisions_of_Zimbabwe,…

- - - - BORN AT THE DAWN OF POLITICAL FREEDOM IN A LOW DENSITY SURBURB "TOWNSHIP" - MY FAMILY WAS HAPPY, I WAS SHOWED WITH LOVE AND THERE WAS ALOT OF HOPE IN MY COMMUNITY**
- - - - The Death of my aunts, uncles and cousins. Experiencing the scourge of HIV/AIDS . I was a care giver to my aunt as I was very close to her.
      - First mentor: Dr Irene Chitsiku (did her doctorate in the USA in the 70s)
        
        Headgirl of the school
        
        Love for science specifically biology and food science.
        
        Scholarship Award (Maxine West Women in Higher Education)
        
        A black feminist in the making
    - - **Moved to Cape Town , South Africa to attend the University of Cape Town
        
        Exposed to Neoclassical Economics, Marxian Economics, De-colonialism and black consciousness literature
        
        Got involved in student politics- Got elected into the Student Representative Council after running a successful campaign.
        
        Attended the World Summit in Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2000; attended MDGs debates representing students
        
        INTRODUCED TO NGO's, "Development" and Conservation. At the same time fighting for students rights at UCT
        
        Culture shock and sometimes overwhelmed by academic culture andalso not fully conversant in the "norms" of academia etc.
        
        Acknowledging structural racism and sexism. Started reading de-colonialism and black consciousness literature.
        
        Was taught by only "White male professors until senior year when I was taught by a female professor"
      - Graduate studies, internships and working in 'development'.
        
        **Internships, Graduate Studies and work experience
        
        Travelled to the US on a USAID project year 2002.
        
        During graduate studies met two black female proffessors - Dr Makoni and Dr Mcpherson
        
        Travelled to China whilst working for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
        
        Worked the National Business Intiative (NGO involved in climate policy, agraraian reform, just transitions)
        
        Teaching at local universities.And developing curriculum
        
        Critic of western education only.
        
        Part of a Research tribe
        
        Worked with Small scale farmers and enterprenuers in all the provinces in South Africa on the SAIBL project.
        
        Criticing Development and Development Finance in Agro-food systems
        
        COVID 19, Climate Change, Global Inequality and inequities
        
        Moved to Burlinton, Vermont, USA. Decided to do a PHD 2022
        
        Pursuing Ecological Economics and supervisor Josh Farley non-convential research process, advise and community based work
        
        PAR and Transdiscplinarity as desirable methods
        
        Choice of institution- University of Cape Town, University of Arizona and University of Vermont