Academic Citizenship
Service, Teaching and Engagement
Undergraduate and graduate teaching, keynote speaking, advocacy, community leadership, peer review, and rights-based applied practice.
Teaching Experience
Teaching and Instruction
ZAMWILL Institute
Curriculum Designer and Community Educator · 2021 – Present
- Designed and facilitated community learning circles integrating Ubuntu Womanism, gender justice, Indigenous epistemologies, and international development theory for women and girls in Zambia.
- Delivered leadership and digital literacy curriculum through ZAMWILL and AFRICAWILL Foundation, integrating socioeconomic rights education, entrepreneurship, and sports-based learning.
- Developed the Ubuntu Hackathon curriculum, centring girls in technology, design thinking, and education — a model now adopted across 10 schools with 120 participants.
- Facilitated interdisciplinary curriculum connecting gender rights, Indigenous epistemologies, and community development theory in participatory, community-embedded settings.
University Instruction
Instructor, African Studies
University of Toronto · Winter 2027
Instructor for Africa Systems of Thought, an undergraduate course examining African philosophical, ontological, and epistemological traditions including Ubuntu.
Guest Instructor and Facilitator
OISE, University of Toronto · 2021–2025
Facilitated undergraduate and graduate seminars on Ubuntu Womanism, Indigenous knowledge systems, socioeconomic rights, and rights-based methodologies. Delivered keynote addresses and advocacy talks at conferences and public forums. Mentored graduate students in research design, academic writing, and human rights-grounded scholarship.
Invited Lecturer, MDP Speaker Series
University of Winnipeg – Global College · 2026
Invited speaker on Rooted Futures: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Indigenous-Led Sustainable Development, grounding the talk in both scholarly expertise and lived knowledge of Global College's pedagogical values and student community.
Teaching Competencies
Areas of Teaching
- Human Rights in African and Global Contexts
- Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination
- Gender, Rights, and International Development
- Indigenous Development Theory and Practice (Master's in Development Practice, University of Winnipeg)
- Feminist and Indigenous Approaches to Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
- Decolonial Methodologies and Human Rights Research
- Community-Based Research Ethics and Applied Human Rights
Applied Practice
Community Engagement and Applied Human Rights
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Founder and Strategic Lead, ZAMWILL
Zambia Women Institute of Leadership and Learning · 2021 – Present
Founded and leads a rights-based NGO advancing women's and girls' education, STEM access, and leadership in Zambia; spearheaded the ZAMWILL Girls Hackathon (120 participants, 10 schools) as a model for girls' digital inclusion and community-led learning.
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Project Coordinator, Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health
Women's College Hospital, Toronto · 2025 – June 2026
Supported Indigenous health and equity-focused initiatives using Indigenous knowledge frameworks and rights-based approaches.
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Programs Coordinator (International), Canadian Red Cross
2020 – 2022
Delivered equity-based education and child protection programmes across five countries in complex humanitarian and development contexts, applying child rights frameworks.
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Policy Analyst, Ban Ads for Gambling Initiative
2024
Applied human rights and consumer protection analysis to gambling advertising reform; White Paper directly informed Canadian Senate deliberations.
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Co-Convener, Black/African Feminisms Conference, OISE
2022 – 2026
Co-created and leads a biennial international conference centring Black women's rights, African feminist epistemologies, and solidarity across global contexts.
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Country Director, PEAS Zambia
Promoting Equality in African Schools · 2014 – 2018
Directed equity and rights-based programs expanding secondary school access for girls and underserved communities in rural Zambia.
Academic Service
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2022 – 2026
Co-Convener, Black African Feminism Conference, OISE
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2024 – 2026
Unit Planner, CIES Gender Justice SIG
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2024 – 2025
Organising Committee Member, CASAE-AERC Conference
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2024 – 2025
Co-Lead, Africa Studies Graduate Research & Writing Group, University of Toronto
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2023
Chair & Discussant, CIARS Decolonizing Conference
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2022 – 2024
Student Mentor, Hart House, University of Toronto
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2021
Team Member, Centre for Leadership and Diversity Annual Conference, OISE
Research & Technical Skills
Research Methods
Qualitative and community-based research · Narrative phenomenology · Afro-feminist and Indigenous methodologies · Participatory action research · Human rights-based approaches · Photo-narrative and storytelling · Policy analysis
Analysis & Tools
NVivo · Microsoft Office Suite · Canva · Google Workspace · Microsoft Teams · Curriculum design · Rights-based policy analysis
Board Leadership
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Board Vice Chairperson
National AIDS Council, Zambia
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Board Member, Gender Sub-Committee Lead
National Youth Development Council, Zambia
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Africa Coordinator and World Treasurer
MIJARC World · Past Role
Languages
- English — Fluent
- Bemba — Native
- Nyanja — Native
- French — Intermediate
Professional Affiliations
- Black Canadian Studies Association
- Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)
- Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- African Studies Association (ASA)
- Zambia Institute of Directors (IoD) — Member and Certified Corporate Governance Trainer