Tanyaradzwa Daringo

Tanyaradzwa Daringo
Born1992
CitizenshipNamibia
EducationUniversity of Namibia
Occupation(s)Public Relations Manager; Poet
AwardsQueen's Young Leader Award

Tanyaradzwa Daringo (born 1992) is a public relations professional and poet from Namibia. In 2015 she was selected as a recipient of the Queen's Young Leader Award.

Biography

Daringo was born in Zimbabwe in 1992, but was brought up in Windhoek.[1] She attended Constancia Private Primary School, Holy Cross Convent Primary School and Academia Secondary School, where she was Deputy Head Girl.[1] She studied Journalism at the University of Namibia.[1]

In 2013, Daringo was the youngest ever Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership (MILEAD) fellow, which provides support for women to pursue leadership roles.[1] She was only the second ever Namibian to be nominated for the fellowship.[2] This led to her nomination in 2014 as one of the top 30 future African leaders.[1] In 2015 she featured as one of Buzzfeed's "28 Badass Young People Making the World Better".[3]

Queen's Young Leader Award

Daringo was awarded the Queen's Young Leader Award in 2015 for her founding the non-profit feminist organisation "Her Liberty Namibia" for empowering Namibian young women.[4][5][6] "Her Liberty Namibia" particularly addresses gender inequalities in Namibia.[2] Her role models include the human rights lawyer Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda and the writer Chinua Achebe.[2]

Poetry

In addition to her work in communications, Daringo is also a spoken work poet.[7] She has collaborated with the singer Roya Diehl to combine poetry and music into new forms, which draw attention to women's lives in Namibia.[8] Their interpretation of 'Summertime' by Ella Fitzgerald demonstrates the differences inequalities that exist between Namibian women.[9] Her work has been published in the journal of Sister Namibia.[10]

Career

In 2019, the Fashion Council of Namibia appointed Daringo to its Board, due to her experience founding and running the PR company Zeronine Media.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Reporter, New Era (2015-05-20). "Popya with Tanyaradzwa Daringo". New Era Live. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. ^ a b c "Tanyaradzwa Daringo Interview". Youth Village. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  3. ^ Dalton, Dan (13 January 2015). "28 Badass Young People Making The World A Better Place". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  4. ^ "Tanyaradzwa Daringo | Queen's Young Leaders". Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. ^ Adam.Vallance (2016-03-14). "Queen's Young Leaders stories: Tanyaradzwa Daringo". The Royal Family. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  6. ^ Namibian, The. "Best and Worst 2015 ... Tanyaradzwa Daringo". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  7. ^ Marketing, Intouch Interactive. "New on the bookshelf - Art And Entertainment - Windhoek Express". www.we.com.na. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  8. ^ Ellis, Hugh (5 March 2020). "Spoken word poetry challenges gender-based violence in Namibia". The Conversation.
  9. ^ Ellis, Hugh (13 February 2020). "'Why don't you let me flow in my space?': Spoken Word Poetry as a Challenge to Patriarchy and Gender-Based Violence in Namibia". Matatu. 50 (2): 444–455. doi:10.1163/18757421-05002012. S2CID 213565924.
  10. ^ Daringo, Tanyaradzwa (June 2013). "Listen". Sister Namibia. 25 (2): 13. ProQuest 1398733268.
  11. ^ Marketing, Intouch Interactive (17 May 2019). "Fashion Council adds three new board members - Art And Entertainment - Namibian Sun". www.namibiansun.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.