Donald Rushambwa is from Zimbabwe. He was a 2014 undergraduate student majoring in International Law at the School of Law and received the School of Law’s Outstanding Graduate Award in 2018. After graduation, he continued his studies at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, focusing on human rights and gender issues in open societies, as well as issues related to children and climate change. He also completed training in gender studies at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
Donald currently works in Harare, Zimbabwe, at the China-Africa Economic and Cultural Exchange Research Center (CAECERC), where he serves as General Manager and Secretary to the Board. He launched the China-Zimbabwe Friendship Scholarship Program, which has helped more than 600 disadvantaged students gain access to educational opportunities in Zimbabwe and China. During his work, he has been interviewed by major media outlets such as CCTV and Xinhua, sharing views on China-Zimbabwe relations, multilateralism, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. He is currently advancing charity borehole projects to help address long-standing water access challenges faced by local communities.
