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Senani is an economic modeler/ researcher/ social entrepreneur/ food systems professional from Eswatini whose mission is to contribute to poverty reduction for sustainable development and create value through service using skills in research by using economic models and to solve complex socio-economic problems such as increasing access to natural and essential resources for the poor. Her research interests are water pollution, water resources management and decision-making under uncertainty. She has received awards for academic excellence which includes a fully funded MasterCard Foundation Scholarship to pursue a Master’s where she worked on a project that used choice modelling to determine the level of financial access in Eswatini. Moreover, for her work in the community, she received the Mandela Washington Fellowship which is a fully funded leadership exchange program from the US State department. She continues to engage in research through the University of Cape Town’s research Unit as a junior researcher and engages her community through locally led adaptations that increase food security.

Senani is an economic modeler/ researcher/ social entrepreneur/ food systems professional from Eswatini whose mission is to contribute to poverty reduction for sustainable development and create value through service using skills in research by using economic models and to solve complex socio-economic problems such as increasing access to natural and essential resources for the poor. Her research interests are water pollution, water resources management and decision-making under uncertainty. She has received awards for academic excellence which includes a fully funded MasterCard Foundation Scholarship to pursue a Master’s where she worked on a project that used choice modelling to determine the level of financial access in Eswatini. Moreover, for her work in the community, she received the Mandela Washington Fellowship which is a fully funded leadership exchange program from the US State department. She continues to engage in research through the University of Cape Town’s research Unit as a junior researcher and engages her community through locally led adaptations that increase food security.