Elita Chamdimba is a Sociologist / Social Work/ Gender expert who since 2018, has been a Research Fellow at the University of Malawi’s Centre for Social Research (CSR). Elita is currently in the 2nd year of her PhD in Social Work at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. She’s also the founder and former director (2014 - 2022) of Little Big Prints, a youth organization in Zomba (southern Malawi) equipping and supporting young women in rural secondary schools. For her PhD thesis Elita is focusing on the lived experiences of young people with albinism in Malawi and their sense of belonging and social connectedness. Elita’s areas of expertise are rural development, girls’ education, gender and youth, and intra-household power dynamics.