On 24 September 2025, during the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), the African Regional Youth Forum on Energy and Just Transition convened policymakers, development partners, and young innovators to explore how Africa can scale clean, inclusive energy systems.

In 2021, Nthanda was selected as one of 20 from nearly 38,709 global applicants for the UNDP Graduate Programme. She was seconded to New York at the Independent Evaluation Office, where she worked on SDG knowledge coordination, supporting evaluation conferences, and producing early conversations around what would become her show: The Lessons Conversation.

An Instagram Live with Prof. Tawana Kupe At Lessons Conversation, we believe meaningful change happens when communities open up and share new perspectives. This August,

Chief Theresa Kachindamoto — known across the continent as “the marriage terminator” — welcomed us into her community, not to perform, but to speak. In a new Community Voices segment, we hear directly from the Chief as she reflects on her journey: the girls she has rescued, the battles she has fought, and the legacy she continues to build.

In her role as the Family Planning News Network (FPNN) host, Nthanda Manduwi, has a conversation with outgoing President of the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) Dr. Donatien Beguy at the ninth African Population Conference (APC) in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Hosting their second event in NYC, TYP hosted leading professionals – engaging them in conversation on how they juggle multiple elements to their careers, the search for fulfilment, flexibility versus security, their approach to risk taking and more.