Grace Mukhuta-Banda

Leave No Girl Behind (LNGB) Project Manager

Theatre for a Change Malawi

Grace Mukhuta-Banda (she/her) is a Project Manager under the Leave No Girl Behind Project at Theatre for a Change (TfaC) Malawi. Grace holds a Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations as well as a Bachelor’s in Humanities from the University of Malawi, Chancellor College. She is committed to raising awareness, respect and advancement of marginalised women and girls’ SRHR in Malawi’s hard-to-reach communities. In the workplace, Grace is a force to reckon with as she uses her positive attitude and knowledge to encourage others to learn and succeed. Out of work, she enjoys swimming and going on road trips.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
04:30 pm EEST	06:00 pm EEST	Drama-based Approaches for Gender Equality and Social Change Concurrent Room AD 12-1	This session will provide a practical introduction to Theatre for a Change’s unique approach for promoting gender equality and social change. The session will take Read More This session will provide a practical introduction to Theatre for a Change’s unique approach for promoting gender equality and social change. The session will take participants through a series of physical, participatory activities designed to explore unequal power dynamics in relationships, how these link to gender inequality and poor sexual and reproductive health, and how these dynamics can be shifted through conscious changes in the use of one’s voice, body and space. The approach prioritises and amplifies the realities of participants’ experiences and is particularly impactful when working with participants who have been denied a voice due to their gender, social position, geography, disability etc. By the end of the session, participants should have a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the role that drama-based approaches can play in bringing about deep and lasting change in people’s lives. Session format: Skills building Organized by Theatre for a Change Malawi, Theatre for a Change UK Read Less Speakers Akanksha Malhautra Head of Fundraising and Grants Theatre for a Change UK Ryan Borcherding Head of Methodology and Training Theatre for a Change UK Grace Mukhuta-Banda Leave No Girl Behind (LNGB) Project Manager Theatre for a Change Malawi