Dr Varaidzo Denhere is a holder of a PhD in Auditing, MCom Accounting, BCom Accounting Honours, BSc Geography and Environmental Studies, a Diploma in Education (Secondary) and a certificate in Postgraduate Supervision. She has worked as a secondary school teacher for 13 years in Zimbabwe and 2 years in South Africa. She also worked as an Assistant Internal Auditor at Great Zimbabwe University for a year and joined Bindura University of Science Education as a Quality Assurance Auditor for 4 years. Currently, she is doing Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. 

“In my career to date, I have worked with a lot of girl learners in secondary schools and female university students from different backgrounds. From interacting with them, I got first-hand experience with their social and academic challenges. As a FAWEZI NEC Member, I am committed to making my contribution towards the achievement of gender equity and equality in education through targeted programs as well as adding my voice to influence government policy on these matters.

 I strongly believe in the old African proverb, “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a family/nation”.