Virginia Khunguni

Virginia Khunguni is a women's rights activist from Malawi. She is the founder and director of Girls Arise for Change , an organization that aims to empower women in order to foster social and cultural change. The organization led initiatives in combatting child labor, child marriage and sexual exploitation. Khunguni is a recipient of Queen's Young Leader Award for her work in Africa.

Khunguni graduated with a degree in Mass Communication major in journalism from Mahatma Gandhi University. It aims to challenge notions and end cultural practices that are against the improvement of women's status in Malawi. The organization aims to promote the rights of young women to health and education. Khunguni contacted community leaders from different districts and established a structure of community support to expand the initiative.

Girls Arise for Change

Khunguni knew that poverty is a top contributor to early marriage and child labor, she knew many cannot afford higher education and are forced to accept such circumstances. Therefore, Girls Arise for Change