Bio

Pretty Abraham is a PhD candidate in the Department of Religion and Social Transformation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Her work lies at the intersection of gender, religion, peacebuilding, and trauma. She has extensive experience working with communities and non-governmental organizations in Zimbabwe, where she has been involved in grassroots initiatives addressing peacebuilding, gender-based violence, and human rights advocacy.

Her academic interests include women in conflict and post-conflict societies, religion in peacebuilding, memory work, trauma, and decolonisation. Her current doctoral research critically examines how indigenous religious beliefs and rituals can support the healing of war-related trauma among women, offering alternative and culturally grounded approaches to psychosocial recovery. She is deeply committed to advancing African scholarship and decolonising knowledge production by centering indigenous perspectives and lived experiences in academic discourse: her work bridges theory and practice, contributing to sustainable, inclusive peacebuilding efforts in African contexts.