Moses Machipisa

An educator by training, Moses Machipisa is a young leader from Zimbabwe who has a strong interest in political leadership. Moses has spearheaded various youth initiatives in his country in leadership development and volunteering. Among some of his accomplishments his project on the application of social media in advancing youth civic participation was presented and selected as one of the top three innovations in democracy at the World Forum for Democracy 2016.

He is currently working on an emerging idea of youth integration in governance labelled “Youthnism” which was considered for presentation at the Innocracy Forum on Democratic Innovation 2018.  Moses is also currently leading one of the largest volunteer movements in Zimbabwe under the #ThisIsMyHome Campaign in response to a Cholera outbreak in some of the high density surburbs within the capital city, Harare. 

He is also a Harvard Kennedy Executive Education School Alumni having received sponsorship for an executive course on Leading Non Violent Movements for Social Progress.