Tadala Hannah Thembakako (Tadz)

Tadz has more than three years’ experience in peer mentoring and advocacy for girls’ rights and education, and is passionate about communication and innovation with a particular interest in and talent for community building activities. Currently studying towards a Master’s degree in Youth Development, in January last year she started Girls with a Vision Association, a community-based project aimed at empowering young girls with skills in talent and management, to know their sexual and reproductive health rights, and to inspire them through giving them role models. Tadz is a volunteer at Young Women’s Christian Association where she serves as vice president and communications officer. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, she plans to continue her work in gender equality with a focus on advocacy for girls’ rights, and to register her project as an NGO so she is able to reach out to more girls in Malawi.