Conversations with the Dreamers with Petronella Munhenzva📚

Dr. Anotida Chikumbu is an Assistant Professor of African History at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He previously studied and taught in the department of history and the writing program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, USA where he also worked as an assistant to the editor in chief at the University of Massachusetts Press. He is also a member of the Military Welfare...

Enet Mukurazita is a seasoned higher education professional with over 10 years of experience in academic advising, student success, and leadership development across U.S. and African contexts. Currently an Academic Skills Coach at the University of Minnesota’s College of Pharmacy, she specializes in supporting underrepresented, first-generation, rural, and international students in STEM and health...

David is the founder of Future Africa International (FAI) and Global South Opportunities (GSO). FAI empowers African youth through climate action, leadership development, and entrepreneurship, while GSO connects individuals in the Global South to global opportunities such as scholarships, jobs, internships, and free online courses. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Dublin City University, where hi...

Dr Ethel Chiwara Mupambwa is a Zimbabwean financial inclusion pioneer and founder of MoneyMart Finance Group, established in 2014. She holds a BCom (Hons) in Finance from NUST, is a Certified Digital Finance Practitioner (Tufts/Fletcher), and earned a Doctorate in Business Leadership & Entrepreneurship. 🎯 What She Does • Leading Zimbabwe’s fastest‑growing digital microfinance group over 35 branch...

Eziuka Healing Chinyere is a 23-year-old nursing student at the University of Jos, Nigeria, and the founder of the Victorious Rhema Family Foundation, an NGO established in 2018 to support orphans, widows, and other vulnerable individuals, particularly in Northern Nigeria. Driven by a passion to combat poverty and hunger (aligned with SDGs 1 and 2), her foundation has organized numerous humanitari...

Kudzaishe Chikowore was raised in a humble village where he faced significant financial hardship. To fund his own secondary education, he worked as a herd boy, walking barefoot to school and studying under challenging conditions. His perseverance paid off he graduated as valedictorian and received top student awards at both his O Level and A Level schools. Kudzaishe is now preparing to pursue a de...

Fidelity was born and raised in Baza Village, Chiredzi East, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. He completed his O-Levels at Ndali Secondary School and his A-Levels at Chiredzi Christian College before matriculating at the University of Zimbabwe, where he graduated First Class with a BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics with Economics. It was during his undergraduate studies that Fidelity discovered his pa...

Lengdung Tungchamma Apolos is a Nigerian community developer, educator, and social entrepreneur from Jenta Adamu, a once-violent slum in Jos, Plateau State. Since 2015, he has worked to transform his community through education, leadership, and grassroots initiatives. After the tragic loss of his mother in 2009, Lengdung found solace in reading a turning point that inspired his lifelong dedication...