Scholar-Activist · Founder · Educator
Dr Racheal
Kalaba
PhD · Adult Education & Community Development
Scholar-activist, author, and educator whose work spans Ubuntu philosophy, African Indigenous knowledge systems, and girls' and women's leadership across Africa and the diaspora. Racheal named and theorised Ubuntu Womanism, a framework that provides scholarly language for the leadership African women have long practised.
More than 40 Conference Presentations
Over $500,000 in Grants & Fellowships
4 Languages Spoken
More than 15 Publications & Policy Works
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Biography
About Racheal
Scholar-activist, author, educator, and founder and CEO of ZAMWILL and AfricaWILL Foundation.
Scholarship
Research Interests
Ubuntu Leadership, African women and girls' leadership, Ubuntu Womanism, digital equity, strengths-based and Indigenous feminist frameworks.
Works
Publications
Books, book chapters, policy briefs, and articles spanning African feminist theory and applied human rights.
Recognition
Grants & Awards
Over $500,000 in competitive research funding, including the $50,000 Echidna Global Fellowship at Brookings Institution.
Engagement
Presentations
40+ plenary keynotes, refereed conference papers, and invited lectures across North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Community
Service & Teaching
Undergraduate and graduate teaching, keynote speaking, advocacy, community leadership, and rights-based applied practice.
Current &
Recent
Affiliations
- Teyeni Centre for Sport Research, Zambia · Senior Research Fellow2026 – Present
- Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto2025 – June 2026
- Brookings Institution · Echidna Global Scholar Fellow2025
- OISE, University of Toronto · Research Fellow2021 – 2025