Nyasha Sithole is an evolving and highly dynamic 28-year-old young woman leader, and an advocate on SRH, HIV and AIDS, and gender equality with a special interest in girls’ and women’s health and community development.

Nyasha is the co-founder and trustee of ‘My Age Zimbabwe’ Trust, a youth-led organisation focusing on youth developmental issues, where she manages the gender programmes. She is also working with the Athena Youth Network as a national trainer for the ‘Ready To Lead’ project aimed at improving leadership skills for young women on advocacy and mentorship.

She has taken up numerous youth leadership positions on regional level including the AfriYAN regional network in Eastern and Southern Africa, as interim Deputy Executive Chairperson of the African Youth Commission and Secretariat of the African Youth Network on Population and Development in Eastern and Southern Africa, to name a few.