UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

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FUTURE GLOBAL LEADERS

Africa as well as Solutions Summit onEntrepreneurship to be held from 30 Aprilto 5 May 2017 in Durban, South Africa.Simbarashe is joining 49 other youngleaders to shape the voice of Africa’s youthin this pivotal event that is focusing onaccelerating achievement of InclusiveGrowth in Africa. Issues to be deliberatedon include promoting market integrationon the continent through the creation ofindustrial corridors and capitalising on theyoung generation in order to optimize thebenefits of Africa’s “Fourth IndustrialRevolution”.

World Economic Forum (WEF) is anInternational Organization for Public-Private Cooperation which is committedto improving the state of the world. TheForum engages the foremost political,business and other leaders of society toshape global, regional and industryagendas. Our representative to the 2017World Economic Forum on Africa,Simbarashe Moyo is a highly accomplishedyoung scholar and academic. He is asocial worker by profession currentlystudying for his Master of Social Work andconcurrently serving as a GraduateTeaching Assistant at the UZ. His leadershiptrack, diligence and quest for excellenceis an inspiration to many. As Director ofFresh In Ethics Campaign for Business Ethicsand sound Corporate Governance he ledthe UZ ENACTUS team to its first victory at

Simbarashe Moyo at the 2015 UZ ViceChancellor’s, Ambassador Award Ceremony

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) isundoubtedly committed to grooming andchurning out highly competitive andresponsible global citizens who enablesustainable progress and achieveinternationally visible and recognizedimpact. This week, the UZ brand prides itselfin the accomplishments of its own globalleader in the making, Simbarashe Moyowho is one of the only 50 Global Shapersrepresenting the voice of youths at theprestigious 2017 World Economic Forum on

the National Championships for DeltaEthics and Transparency Initiative. In 2014he led ENACTUS University of Zimbabwe tovictory at the ENACTUS nationalChampionships on social entrepreneurshipand went on to represent University ofZimbabwe and the country at large at theENACTUS World Championships in Beijing,China. In 2015 he received the ViceChancellor’s Ambassador Award - thehighest accolade given to UZ’s mostoutstanding student in community serviceand leadership in each year. In the sameyear he also received 5 other accoladesincluding Spirit of Voluntary Service Award,Effective Communication Award and BestPeer Counsellor of the Year Award. Inaddition, he launched two ToastmastersGavel Clubs for the University MainCampus and the UZ’s College of HealthSciences Campus in the interest ofenhancing students’ ability tocommunicate effectively. In 2016Simbarashe represented Zimbabwe at the

Yenching Global Symposium on China’srelations with the rest of the world. Hisachievements, work ethic and sense ofdiscipline enable him to serve as aneffective mentor to University students. Heis also a source of critical networks for thesuccess of the University’s Department ofSocial Work initiatives like the SustainableDevelopment Series. Currently, Simbarasheis the Programmes Director of GlobalShapers Community, Harare Hub and theVice President for Community at JuniorChamber International (Capital) where heis the reigning national public speakingchampion.

From 1 May to 5 May Simbarashe Moyo willbe rubbing shoulders with some of theworld’s top political, business and civilsociety leaders who include Nigeria’sbusiness mogul, Aliko Dangote (Presidentand Chief Executive-Dangote Industries),Yonov Frederick Agah (Deputy Director-General World Trade Organisation);

Simbarashe Moyo (seated 3rd from left )with fellow and Junior Parliamentarians and councillors GlobalShapers after launching SHAPED Financial Lieracy Project a Global Shapers initiative aimed at promotinginclusive growth through financial literacy training. (2017)

President Jacob Zuma (President of theRepublic of South Africa) and Winnie

Simbarashe Moyo1st from left at the Yenching Global Symposium, Beijing, China

Simbarashe Moyo, 6th from left after launching Let’s Green the Future project with Ministry of Environmentwater and Climate and members of Toastmasters International at Harare Children’s Home in 2015

Byanyima (Executive Director-OxfarmInternational).