Phiwo Qwabe

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Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant - isiZulu
phiwo.qwabe@yale.edu

Phiwokuhle Qwabe, Phiwo in short is originally from a small town called Empangeni in the Zululand region of the KwaZulu Natal province in South Africa. She received a Bachelor of Education in Geography and Languages (English) in 2022 from the University of Zululand in South Africa.

She was appointed as a temporary Examination Assistant by the Department of Education. She followed that with a role as an English tutor for a first-year module in her second year at university and furthermore became a volunteer Educator assistant at a local high school.

Additionally, she is a co-founder of an NGO, The Zazi Ladies Club. ‘Zazi’ means know yourself. The NGO aims to build and inspire young women in different ways.