Sabina Taderera

She/Her

Is a human rights activist, migration justice advocate, and community development practitioner based in Pretoria, South Africa. Born in Gweru, Zimbabwe, she has been living and working in South Africa since 2004. Her work is grounded in advancing the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and displaced communities, with a strong focus on access to basic services, protection, integration, and equal opportunities. She is the Founder and Director of Angels’ Nest Southern Africa, a grassroots organisation dedicated to promoting and realising human rights agendas for migrant and refugee communities. She also serves as Co-founder and Secretariat member of the Southern Africa Network for Immigrants and Refugees, a regional platform of refugee- and migrant-led organisations advancing collective advocacy and protection. Sabina holds a Bookkeeping certification from Damelin College, a certificate in African Civic Engagement from the University of Georgia, and a certificate in Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination against Women from the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Training. She is a trained theologian, certified community engagement practitioner, paralegal, mediator, facilitator, trainer, and peacebuilder, with a strong commitment to strengthening the Women, Peace and Security agenda across the region. Since 2010, she has worked extensively in migration and human rights advocacy, drawing on lived experience and community engagement to challenge systemic exclusion and abuse faced by refugees and migrants. Her work includes convening multi-sectoral roundtables that bring together civil society, public health actors, and refugee leaders to develop practical, evidence-informed responses to migration-related challenges. Sabina envisions an inclusive society where displaced people are empowered, protected, and fully recognised under the law and where dignity and belonging are guaranteed for all.