Virginia Khunguni, Malawi
Virginia Khunguni has five years of experience as a journalist and communication expert. She currently works for Population Services International, where she is the brand ambassador for the Youth Alert Project, which works to increase sexual reproductive health services and information among young people in order to reduce teenage pregnancy and HIV. She also runs a personal initiative called ‘Girls Arise’, which works to combat child marriages, rape, and child prostitution, which is on the rise in Malawi. Virginia is currently studying a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Upon her completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship she would like to establish support centers in the remote areas of Malawi, which will provide support to victims of gender-based violence, and provide computer and small-business management training to girls who cannot afford tertiary education.