Chikondi Chabvuta

Chikondi Chabvuta is a climate justice and women’s rights advocate from Malawi. She is an African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) fellow and the Southern African Advocacy Advisor at CARE International.

Early life and education Chabvuta was born and raised in Malawi, she obtained a B.Sc. in environmental science at the University of Malawi, she also obtained her master's degree in environmental science at the same institution. She was part of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in its early years. She was recognized as a young African Woman for leadership development by the Moremi Initiative Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD).

Career Chabvuta is the Southern Africa Region advocacy advisor at CARE International. Prior to this, she has worked on gender justice and climate change for ActionAid and the Farmers Union of Malawi. Before she went to COP26 she was in Zimbabwe observing how Cyclone Idai had killed about 1,300 people.

She is a spokesperson on climate issues consulted by The Guardian, The Washington Post and iNews.

The New Statesman quoted her frustration at the end of COP26 when she found that nation's were trying to weaken the final agreed text to minimize the mitigation of climate change.

She has attended several fellowships, mentorship assignments, programs and a fellow for the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development. Moremi Initiative Leadership Empowerment and Development (Milead) fellowship.