Simbarashe Crispen Kanyimo is a PhD candidate in Child Rights and Childhood Studies at Africa University, Zimbabwe. His research focuses on child protection systems, particularly child sexual abuse in refugee settings. With over 15 years of experience in humanitarian programming, he has worked across the education, health, and child protection sectors, including roles with the Norwegian Refugee Council, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, Tariro, and the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council. He is currently a Senior Researcher with the Africa University Child Rights Research Centre, where he conducts policy analysis and evidence-based research to inform child protection and social policy reforms.