Nonhlanhla Nelisiwe
Eswatini

Nonhlanhla Nelisiwe has over eight years’ experience in various fields in the community development sector, particularly in women’s empowerment. Nonhlanhla is a community facilitator for the Swaziland Young Women’s Network where she focuses on empowering women in politics and advocates for women’s rights in Swaziland. She volunteers in her community and schools around her community, where she teaches about behavior change, decision-making amongst young people, and involvement in decision-making. Nonhlanhla holds a diploma in HIV Management and on completion of the Fellowship she plans to continue her work in gender equality, with a focus on advocacy for women’s rights, women’s representation, and equal opportunities. It is her passion to see women treated as equal citizens in the country and she will not conform to a society that does not protect women and children.