My professional journey has largely been in monitoring, evaluation and public health, working across different programmes and communities in Zambia and other parts of Africa. I trained in Adult Education at the University of Zambia and later pursued Public Health, which strengthened my interest in understanding how programmes affect people's everyday lives.
Over the years, my work has taken me into communities working on malaria, WASH, health systems, energy access and, more recently, food systems. I currently work with the World Poultry Foundation, supporting monitoring, evaluation and learning for dual-purpose poultry programmes across Africa. This work has helped me see food systems beyond simply producing food. I see the connection between what a family can produce, what they can afford to eat, the income they can earn and the opportunities this creates for their children.
I am particularly passionate about children and nutrition. I believe that children should have the opportunity to grow, learn and reach their potential, and good nutrition is an important part of giving them that chance. This is one of the reasons my current work has become so meaningful to me.
I am also a writer and children's author. Writing allows me to tell stories about people, places and experiences that might otherwise go unnoticed. I have written two children's books and contribute to publications covering travel, culture and everyday African stories.
I joined the Food Systems Leadership Programme because I wanted to understand food systems more deeply and learn from people working on different parts of the system. I also wanted to challenge myself to think beyond the programmes I work on every day and understand how nutrition, agriculture, livelihoods, markets and policy connect.
At heart, I am curious about people and why things work the way they do. I enjoy asking questions, listening to people's experiences and using what I learn to make programmes better.
