Colette Mborera

Second cohort of the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges / Deuxième cohorte du programme de Bourses africaines pour la recherche sur les savoirs autochtones et alternatifs (AFRIAK) .

Affliation: International Studies Group, University of the Free State

Discipline: Economic History

Country / Pays: Zimbabwe

Project Title / Titre du projet: A History of Traditional Weaving and Rural Livelihoods in Chipinge District Zimbabwe: 1939-2025

Biographie / Biography: I hold a Master’s degree in International Development from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as a Master’s degree in African Economic History and an Honours degree in Economic History from the University of Zimbabwe
International Studies Group, University of the Free State
I am a second-year PhD student in Africa Studies at the University of the Free State (International Studies Group), researching the history of the handicraft industry in Zimbabwe
I have extensive experience in qualitative research (archival, oral history and oral tradition) methodologies. I have conducted numerous research projects for my Masters and Honours research projects, including research work when I worked for a consulting company IPAZIM for a year. I also have experience working as a university lecturer for two years, and I taught courses on heritage entrepreneurship and heritage and sustainable development, where I taught the intersection between indigenous knowledge and livelihood development.