Faith is a Zambian Youth Activist who believes that young people are the future of today. She’s a member of the MasterCard Foundation Youth ThinkTank, a project implemented by Restless Development Uganda and is leading research on innovations and technology and how they affect young farmers at different stages of the agricultural value chain. She’s also working with other Youth ThinkTank Researchers in East, West and Southern Africa, developing and adapting tools and guidelines that can support development stakeholders improve and increase engagement with young people in their programs. Furthermore, Faith is very passionate about Sexual Reproductive Health. Because of her passion, she co-found COPPER ROSE, a youth-led organization in Zambia that’s committed to educating adolescents and young people about their bodies, sexual rights and menstrual hygiene. She travels to remote areas of Zambia, managing projects focusing on girls in underprivileged communities. In the last two years, she’s reached out to 12000+ girls teaching them about puberty and menstrual hygiene practices and intends to reach out to 1 million women and girls by 2021. Faith has years of experience in Youth Engagement & Grassroots Organizing in low income countries in Africa. She’s a founding member of Project Forward an innovative, self-sustaining ecosystem that allows NGOs to indirectly incentivize volunteers. At its core, Project Forward facilitates the monetization of volunteer hours through a proprietary digital currency called Forward Coins. Faith is currently a National Youth Consultant with Swiss TPH evaluating the ACT!2030 Initiative, youth-led social action initiative which engages young people with advocacy and accountability around the SDGs. She has a BA in Business Administration and is working towards an Msc in Public Health/Public Policy & Global Affairs. In the next five years, she intends to set up an industry manufacturing disposable and washable sanitary napkins which will provide jobs for thousands of young people in Africa.
