Our People
Ruckia Nyirenda joins AFIDEP as a Temporary Project Assistant for the upcoming 09th African Population Conference for the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS). She brings aboard extensive experience in project management, administration, content development, event coordination, and communications. She is based at the Malawi Office.
Before joining AFIDEP, Ruckia worked with Emerald Medical Centre as the Administration Manager. Prior to that, she worked as the Administration and Communications Manager at the Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi. Additionally, she has held positions at the Department of Disaster Management Affairs and the Malawi National Council of Sports.
Ruckia holds a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Malawi, and is currently pursuing her Master of Public Administration and Management at the same institution.
In her free time, she enjoys reading articles, dabbling in creative writing, watching movies, and learning new things, for instance trying out new recipes.
