Rosemary Chikafa-Chipiro

Rosemary Chikafa-Chipiro is a senior lecturer in the Department of Creative Media and Communication at the University of Zimbabwe, a Research Fellow in the Department of Communication Science at the University of the Free State and a Research Fellow, SARChI Chair in Welfare and Social Development in Informal Settlements, University of South Africa. She holds a DPhil in English and Film and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Women, Children and Nature Rights in Environmental Governance at the University of Nairobi. She is a recipient of the 2025 African Peacebuilding Network (now APDD) Individual Research Fellowship Award. She is also a board member of the Institute of Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA) Trust which curates the International Images Film Festival for Women in Zimbabwe.