Hi , I’m Lydia Charles Moyo

Visionary Leader & Advocate

About Me

Lydia Charles Moyo is a visionary leader dedicated to liberate young women and girls from poverty and advance women and girls rights in Africa.Her work focuses on economic empowerment and localized technologies to foster financial resilience and influence social outcomes. Under Lydia’s leadership,Her Initiative has become a beacon of hope, equipping young women and girls with the tools they need to build financial resilience, overcome social barriers and realize their full potential. Her vision? A world where a girl's potential is limitless and untethered to perceived constraints.She believes that when girls are financially independent, they have a choice. Her motto is: “Girls should not be limited to dream, the bigger the dream the bigger the chance.

Lydia's journey is rooted in her own experiences growing up in a community where many girls were denied the opportunity to complete their education due to extreme poverty and limited resources. She was among the 9 students out of 200 who made it to high school. This experience lit a fire inside, fueling her unwavering determination to dismantle the barriers that prevent girls from reaching their full potential. As a high school student she started a secondary school self-esteem and rights awareness campaign and later entrepreneurship campaign to support her peers in university. Under Lydia's leadership, it evolved into a dynamic organization Her Initiative that champions financial independence among young women and girls in Tanzania.

As the Founder and Executive Director of Her Initiative, Lydia has dedicated her career to breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering financial independence for women through transformative economic empowerment and localized technologies. Lydia also founded Panda Digital, Tanzania’s first Swahili hybrid e-learning platform, combining cutting-edge AI SMS technology and online resources to offer skills and resources for young women to run smart enterprises. ” Lydia is also an activist who advocates for decolonization of funding for youth through social media, blogging and capacity building.She mentors youth and young women who are starting and running non profit organizations. It is her greatest desire to see funding and resources and in the hands of young women. Read her letter of truth to power Medium

Lydia has a rich background in communication, leadership, and management, having worked in international and local organizations and the private sector in various roles such as communications, ASRHR consultancy, and social change-making. She has over 8 years of experience working in international development and media.She is currently working to influence adolescents and young women’s financial freedom and women rights outcomes