
Zuwaina, a native of Wadi Halfa, Sudan, graduated from Columbia University with a triple degree in Economics, Political Science, and African Studies. During her time at Columbia, her passion for social justice and inclusion led her to several leadership positions in the African Students’ Association, the Columbia Admissions office, and more student organizations, earning her the Kings’ College Leadership Award for Inclusion & Diversity. Her love for Law and Policy-making, stemming from her own experiences of injustice in Sudan, led her to research experiences at Columbia Law School and the World Policy Institute. She also spent time at Weitz & Luxenberg, a law firm based in New York City specializing in mass tort cases. Recognizing that Education was her greatest privilege, she also spent time working with Abwab, a nonprofit organization based in Sudan which provides undergraduate students with mentorship opportunities in Khartoum, as well as Audre, a new program in which Columbia students and faculty lead workshops for Harlem fifth graders once a week. Zuwaina is driven by her love for Africa and its people, and will be joining Equal Education in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August of 2019, where she will be working in education reform, law and policy.