Rebeca Gyumi

Rebeca Gyumi is the Founder & Executive Director of Msichana Initiative, a local NGO which aims to empower girls through education. A lawyer by profession, she was named UN Human Rights Prize recipient for 2018, 2016 UNICEF Global Goals Award winner, and 2019 Laureate of UNFPA Award for Leadership for her work in advancing girls’ rights in Tanzania. She has worked for over 8 years with Femina as a TV personality and youth advocate.

Rebeca is involved in different campaigns and social charities as a volunteer and ambassador, advocating for safe schools andquality education to Tanzanian students. She is passionate about girls’ and women’s empowerment, and has spoken at different national and international forums with focus on youth and girl’s empowerment. Rebeca is a University of Cape Town Emerging African Leaders (EALP) Fellow, sits on various national boards, and represents Msichana Initiative as a member of the advisory group for the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme on Ending Child Marriage and Girls Not Brides.