Ruth is a 49-year-old CNN award winning practising journalist with 25 years media experience. A gender and development trainer, who has conducted several local training programmes, she is also a British Council alumni on the Inter-Action Leadership Programme. She is a holder of a Master in International Affairs, a Degree in Media Studies, a postgraduate diploma in Media and Society Studies, diplomas in Mass Communication and Public Relations respectively. She also has robust experience in designing and delivering gender training programmes with her recent one being on Gender and Election Reporting for 60 digital platform journalists from various media organisations in Zimbabwe.