If you can’t join the table, make your own table.”
Chiedza Makwara, 2019 Fellowship Alumna, Zimbabwe
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Chiedza Makwara is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and talk show host from Zimbabwe. In 2017, she self-published her first novel, Bongile: Journey to Redemption, a fictional story of a woman who faces many challenges in society. In this YALI Voices podcast, she shares how she is changing the narrative of female empowerment through her writing, advocacy, and community initiatives.