Tereza Chirambo

Research Associate, Making Africa Urban

Tereza Chirambo is a research consultant at Equip Consulting Group, with a Master’s degree in Social Development from the University of Cape Town. Her expertise spans youth and women’s empowerment, private sector development, and local economic development.

Over the past four years, Tereza has coordinated multidisciplinary research projects in Malawi, focusing on areas such as Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA), and both urban and rural livelihoods.

Role in the Making Africa Urban Project

Tereza supports a project that examines the impact of large-scale urban investments on residents’ livelihoods. The focus is on Chinese-funded developments in Lilongwe city, specifically the Henan Guoji housing development and the Bingu National Stadium. The project also assesses the peri-urban expansion of Lilongwe, particularly the growth of private real estate companies and new housing construction on the western side of the city, including the Airwing development in Malawi.

Further Links