David Kabwa, class of 2016, and former two-term University of Pretoria (UP) Student Representative Council (SRC), has been selected to be part of the 2022 United Nations (UN) UNITE 2030 Ambassadors Programme. The initiative brings together young change-makers for a 12-month programme that aims to strengthen action in order to achieve the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In 2015, the UN created a blueprint – called the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – for the world that it would like to see, one that is free from poverty, inequality and climate change. It is hoped that these goals will be achieved by 2030; the UN believes that the way to achieve this is by tapping into the next generation.

Kabwa learnt about UNITE 2030 from a former colleague in the Commonwealth Youth Parliament. He applied and was subsequently short-listed before being interviewed and offered the role, which requires him to generate regional collaboration, facilitate action for the SDGs and curate community opportunities. In 2020, Kabwa graduated with a Bachelor of Political Sciences degree, and in 2021, an honours degree in International Relations. He is studying towards a master’s degree in Diplomatic Studies at the Centre for Mediation in Africa, which is based in UP’s Department of Political Sciences. Congratulations David!

David Kabwa