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Varaidzo (Vee) Kativhu is an education activist and YouTube visionary from Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom. She is the Founder of Empowered By Vee, a youth empowerment organization that aims to bridge the gap between academic ability and self-belief. She uses her social media, of over 300,000 followers, to help empower unsupported and underrepresented students to recognize their academic potential.
A graduate of both Oxford University and Harvard University, Vee has been named a Diana Award Legacy Award Recipient by Prince Harry and Prince William, a United Kingdom Rare Rising Star by Members of Parliament, and a Diversity Champion by Oxford’s Vice Chancellor.
An author of ‘EMPOWERED’, a practical self-help book for young people, Vee volunteers for education-focused charities and is an active ambassador for United World Schools, CAMFED and GirlUp Zimbabwe. Vee hopes to pursue a PhD in Education Leadership and work alongside other changemakers to reduce the rising number of 130 million girls out of school.