Tanyaradzwa Daringo (born 1992) is a public relations professional and poet from

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. In 2015 she was selected as a recipient of the

Queen's Young Leader Award Queen's Young Leader Award was an annual award given in recognition of leadership skills by young persons between the ages of 18 and 29. The award was open to selected Commonwealth of Nations to recognize exceptional people or organizations who ar ...

Biography

Daringo was born in Zimbabwe in 1992, but was brought up in

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...

. She attended Constancia Private Primary School, Holy Cross Convent Primary School and

Academia Secondary School Academia Secondary School is a secondary school in Windhoek, Namibia. It is situated in the Academia suburb. Forty years ago on 22 January 1975, Academia Secondary School opened for the first time with 19 staff members and 227 pupils in Standar ...

, where she was Deputy Head Girl. She studied Journalism at the

University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the follow ...

. In 2013, Daringo was the youngest ever Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership (MILEAD) fellow, which provides support for women to pursue leadership roles. She was only the second ever Namibian to be nominated for the fellowship. This led to her nomination in 2014 as one of the top 30 future African leaders. In 2015 she featured as one of Buzzfeed's "28 Badass Young People Making the World Better".

Queen's Young Leader Award

Daringo was awarded the

in 2015 for her founding the non-profit feminist organisation "Her Liberty Namibia" for empowering Namibian young women. "Her Liberty Namibia" particularly addresses gender inequalities in Namibia. Her role models include the human rights lawyer Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda and the writer Chinua Achebe.

Poetry

In addition to her work in communications, Daringo is also a spoken work poet. She has collaborated with the singer Roya Diehl to combine poetry and music into new forms, which draw attention to women's lives in Namibia. Their interpretation of 'Summertime' by Ella Fitzgerald demonstrates the differences inequalities that exist between Namibian women. Her work has been published in the journal of

Sister Namibia Sister Namibia, formerly known as the Sister Namibia Collective, is a feminist nonpartisan non-governmental organization (NGO) located in Windhoek, Namibia. The organization was established in 1989 on the eve of the Namibia's independence from Sout ...

Career

In 2019, the Fashion Council of Namibia appointed Daringo to its Board, due to her experience founding and running the PR company Zeronine Media.

References

External links

Her Liberty Namibia (HLN)
on Blogspot
HLN on GBV Prevention Network
* Poem
Inzwai
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daringo, Tanyaradzwa Living people Public relations people Namibian poets University of Namibia alumni People from Windhoek Namibian women activists Namibian feminists 1992 births