Nokubonga Mqwenxana

Social entrepreneur addressing HIV/AIDS crisis through education and community empowerment

Nokubonga Mqwenxana is a South African leader who co-founded Every Child Ministries (ECM) in 1993 during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Her organization provides education, healthcare, and shelter to over 15,000 orphans and vulnerable children annually. By creating community-based programs like the 'Child Survival Program' and 'Girls' Empowerment Initiative,' she combatted stigma and ensured children's access to schooling. Her work earned her the 2015 World's Children's Prize and recognition from the UN. Explore ECM's impact at ECM's official site and read her story in UNICEF reports.