Roselyne Sachiti
Zimbabwe

Roselyne Sachiti is an award-winning journalist with over 12 years’ experience in various fields in the community development sector. She focuses mainly on women and child health and violence against women, among other issues. She is the features editor for Zimbabwe’s largest newspaper, The Herald, where her main areas of focus are developmental features, writing on social issues, and clearing copy. Roselyne is also a champion for International Planned Parenthood (IPPF) and while doing her features also speaks to women in rural areas about family planning issues. She has a diploma in media studies and has enrolled for a degree in development studies with the Zimbabwe Open University. Upon completion of the Fellowship, Roselyne plans to continue her work in development issues and mentor other journalists. She also hopes to start an NGO to provide information on reproductive health, contraception in particular to women in marginalized communities.