Abel Mavura

Impact

Creating impact that lasts.

Research matters most when it returns to the communities it studies. These initiatives are where the ideas become practice.

Initiative 01

Marvel Act Youth Organisation (MAYO) logo

MAYO Zimbabwe

Marvel Act Youth Org. — “Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives”

MAYO Zimbabwe is a youth organisation contributing to the development of young people. They advocate against injustice, combat violence against women and children, as well as the spread of HIV/AIDS amongst rural populations.

Country
Zimbabwe
Active in
Zimbabwe
Type
Community-based, Youth-led
Size
21–50
Joined
5 May 2015
Main areas of work
Education · Health · Human Rights & Justice · Poverty · Safety & Security
MAYO volunteers running a community art and awareness workshop
MAYO team members preparing awareness artwork under a tent
A young student writing in a notebook outside her rural home

Initiative 02

The AMES Scholarship

The Abel Mavura Equity Scholarship empowers young people from marginalised communities to access higher education and cultivate a lasting social impact — through financial support, mentorship and access to educational resources.

Recognition

Community work, community recognition.

Abel Mavura receiving an award certificate on stage

Trailblazer award ceremony

Abel Mavura with fellow awardees holding their awards

Awardees together

Young boys smiling in a rural field in Zimbabwe

The communities at the centre