Author: Daphne Jena

Daphne Jena is a feminist who is passionate about women’s rights advocacy, with a special focus on Gender Based violence, child marriage and Sexual Reproductive Health Rights. She has over four years’ experience in feminist organising using online tools.With an undergraduate qualification in Media and journalism studies, her advocacy and activism work is centred on content creation using online alternative media for activism and human rights advocacy. Daphne has worked for Her Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s first online women media outlet which promotes the use of technology in promoting women’s thought leadership and advocacy for women’s rights. She is a fellow of multiple digital story telling initiatives that focus on advocacy of human rights. Which include, the Mobile Community Zimbabwe (MCZ) and Women Making Mobile Media (ZWM3) project. She is currently one of the Zimbabwean representatives in the Positive Vibes Key Correspondent project which is part of the KP Reach consortium. Key Correspondents is a vibrant network of citizen journalists and activists who write to influence GBV, SRHR, HIV and broader health policy, programming and financing in Southern Africa. Daphne holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Media and Society Studies from the Midlands State University (MSU) and is studying towards her Master of Science in Development studies at Women’s University in Africa. She also has qualifications in Project management, Project monitoring and evaluation and public relations.