Youth and COVID-19 Prevention in Africa
In this segment, AGAG Executive Director Niamani Mutima talks with Dr. Alcinda Honwana and Nyeleti Honwana, co-authors of the article, "Youth and COVID-19 Prevention in Africa."
They discuss the impact of the pandemic on young people across Africa and the importance of understanding context in developing preventive measures. The conversation reveals how their collaboration was enriched by their different generational perspectives as mother and daughter and informed by their professional insights and expertise. Alcinda is an anthropologist and development specialist well-known for her research on young people in Africa. Nyeleti is a foundation program officer and co-founder of a global youth organization.
You can download their paper HERE.
About Alcinda Honwana
Alcinda Honwana is a Strategic Director at the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa and Centennial Professor.at the Department of International Development. She is also a Visiting Professor of Anthropology and International Development at the Open University, where she held a Chair in International Development.
Professor Honwana has been an Inter-regional Adviser on social development policy at the United Nations. Originally from Mozambique, she has conducted extensive research on political conflict and politics of culture, the impact of war on children, youth, and women, as well as on youth politics, social movements, and political protest. Her most recent books include Youth and Revolution in Tunisia (2013) and The Time of Youth: Work, Social Change and Politics in Africa (2012).
About Nyeleti Honwana
Nyeleti Honwana is a Program Officer at the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and co-founder of Global Black Youth. Originally from Mozambique, she grew up living in South Africa, Senegal, England, and the United States. Nyeleti earned a master’s degree in International Relations from Boston University. She received the Herman Eilts Thesis Award for the best graduate thesis. Her thesis, “Social Movements in Africa: Mozambique and Civil Disorder,” examined the role of the state in mitigating the effect of popular protests in Mozambique.