Bio

Mr. Aldridge Munyoro is a PhD candidate at Wits University. He is also a social worker, scholar, and social justice advocate.  Munyoro holds a Master of Arts Degree in Development Studies, specialising in Social and Behaviour Change Communication in health, and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Wits University. Mr. Munyoro has worked as a Lecturer, field instruction coordinator, and academic intern for the Department of Social Work at Wits University for more than four years. He also works as a field practicum supervisor for the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP). He has also worked as a tutor in the Department of Sociology and as a tutor for critical thinking at the Faculty of Engineering. 

Mr. Munyoro’s research interests are in Albinism, Marginalised identities, Intersectionality and Othering, Public health, Mental health, Feminism, Religion, Migration, and inequalities in the education systems. He has also published research outputs in areas such as migration, mental health, historical trauma, social justice, inequalities in Higher Education, and intersectionality. Mr.  Munyoro is also a fellow for the Atlantic Fellowship for Health Equity South Africa (AFHESA) and the Atlantic Institute based at Oxford University. Mr. Munyoro envisions a society where people living on the margins of society can equitably benefit from the social and economic pipeline, enabling them to lead an autonomous livelihood.