Onica N. Makwakwa
Head of Africa, A4AI
World Wide Web Foundation
Cape Town, South Africa
Onica N. Makwakwa is the Head of Africa for the Alliance for Affordable Internet at the World Wide Web Foundation where she leads the multi-stakeholder engagement across Africa focusing on advancing good practices in policy and regulatory frameworks for affordable access and meaningful connectivity to broadband. She also convenes the Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology. Onica is also a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne where she’s studying Global Education with research interests in digital inclusion.
Onica has managed and pioneered various national and international campaigns, policy change processes for women’s rights, civil rights, consumer rights, as well as media and digital transformation initiatives. She brings a strong sensitivity and unique perspective to the dynamics affecting women, and other disadvantaged populations.
