Essi Farida Geraldo

Essi Farida Geraldo is the founder and manager of ARCHID’AR, an architectural firm in Lomé, and CEO of the Youth Architect Community Association (YAC), a program in Lomé that trains youth in becoming green leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Mwangala Mwenda Lethbridge

Mwangala Mwenda Lethbridge is the founder of Mwangala Mwenda Architects in Lusaka, Zambia, and the founder of the Mwangala Mwenda Foundation, a non-profit that supports education for girls and empowers women in Zambia.

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Irene Masiyanise

Irene Masiyanise is the first woman to hold the position of Chairperson of the Architects Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ, 2018–2019), and is also the first Black woman to serve as President of the Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe (IAZ, 2012–2014).

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Zainab O M Gaafar

Zainab O. M. Gaafar is a Sudanese architect and the founder and general manager of Studio Urban, a multidisciplinary research studio in Khartoum that focuses on urban studies research, consultancy, media production, and mapping.

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Maria José Marques da Silva

Maria José Marques da Silva was the first woman to graduate with an architecture diploma (CODA) from the Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto (Porto Fine Arts School) in Porto, Portugal (1943).

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