bold idea
Reduce poverty and malnutrition for rural women subsistence farmers by developing a fully mechanized community farm, which equips and capacitates the women with the required tools and information.
organization overview
Women produce half of the world’s food and are responsible for their family’s well being; yet they are often treated as second-class citizens. According to the United Nations, “women’s empowerment is one of the most important pathways to achieving the SDG goals.” Mnandi Africa helps rural women combat poverty and malnutrition by empowering and equipping women with skills and knowledge in agriculture, nutrition, markets and technology; assisting them access affordable and effective agro technology through an input-sharing program; and collectively purchase and sell goods and services. Mnandi’s vision is to ultimately end hunger and poverty.
Personal Bio
Ruramiso Mashumba is a young female farmer from Zimbabwe and founder of Mnandi Africa, an organisation that helps rural woman combat poverty and malnutrition. She holds an MBA in sustainable food and agriculture at the Royal Agriculture University in Cirencester, UK.
Through Mnandi Africa, Ruramiso is empowering and equipping women with skills and knowledge in agriculture, nutrition, markets, and technology. The organisation also assists them to access affordable and effective agro-technology .
The farmer holds several accolades and achievements
• 2014 she was elected the National chairperson of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union making her the first woman to hold the post. .
• 2020 she won the Women In Africa award
• and overall agriculture award and was featured on TV 5 in Paris
• 2020 she was named one of the 1000 entrepreneurs in Africa
• She also won overall women young farmer in Zimbabwe .
• 2021 she was named one of the 40 under 40 Influential leaders in Zimbabwe
• Ruramiso is also the Global Farmer network Africa lead
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