Taurai Ndemere – IAVI Fellowship

Name: Taurai Ndemere
Country: Zimbabwe
Job and qualifications: Social Worker, Master of Public Health specializing in Social and Behavioural Sciences
Summary: Taurai is a Public Health Social Worker with more than 5 years experience implementing USAID GBV and UNHCR social assistance and livelihood interventions in urban and rural settings in South Africa targeting GBV and AGYW. He has experience in project management, coordination, community based protection, cash and voucher incentive programmes, child protection, qualitative research, HIV/AIDS programming as well as monitoring and evaluation. He is interested in pursuing a PhD and with a focus on communication of services to vulnerable populations who are missed by comprehensive services.
Proposed output: Develop a PhD proposal with a focus on community based violence including GBV and AGYW
Mentor: Dr Philip John Smith (Socio-behavioural scientist, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation)