Zimbabwean-born scholar, author and humanitarian Dr Tererai Trent has been named as one of the 10 most inspiring women in the world, for her dedicated work in championing gender equality.
A rural girl from a small village in Zimbabwe named Zvipani, Trent, who was once unable to attend school as a minor, now promotes and helps build schools in her home nation. A two-time guest on Oprah’s self-titled “Oprah Winfrey Show,” Tererai Trent is an award-winning author, who penned the self-help book titled “The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Igniting Our Sacred Dreams” as well as multiple other titles.