Vee Kativhu is the author of “Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose” and a UK Youth Leader at the Global Partnership for Education. A prominent YouTuber, she has a following of 273,000 subscribers and nearly 50,000 followers on Instagram. Strongly advocating for education of underprivileged and underrepresented groups, she is the Founder and Director of Empowered by Vee – an informal academic conference that is meant to help students feel empowered. Vee is now available to speak at a wide range of events on empowerment, leadership, self-development, and a myriad of other topics.
Vee possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History from the University of Oxford and a Master’s degree in International Education Policy from Harvard Graduate School. Vee has been part of several initiatives such as the National Citizen service Trust, Camp America, and the Warwick Africa Summit. She has also been a Widening Participation Ambassador at The Social Mobility Foundation, Freelance Editor at Channel 4, Global University Outreach Manager at One Young World and a Volunteer and Ambassador for Girl Up Zimbabwe. Since 2022, Vee has been a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the UN where she will work closely with the organisation to ample their 17 SDGs.
TEDx speaker of “The Power of Words, Social Impact and Making Lemonade”, Vee has been honoured with the Diana Legacy Award and the Rare Rising Star of 2018 award by the UK Members of Parliament. She serves as an Ambassador for United World Schools and CAMFED. She has also been featured on BBC News, The Times, Telegraph, The Guardian Live, Malala Fund, and Zimbabwe News, to name a few platforms.
Vee is an experienced speaker with history of speaking at prestigious platforms such as JP Morgan, BBC Woman’s Hour, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and Harvard University. Vee uses her platform to encourage students all around the world that they are capable of achieving academic heights and the goals that they set for themselves, no matter their economic, social, or racial backgrounds. A recipient of the Diversity Champion award from the Vice Chancellor of Oxford University, Vee Kativhu is the perfect choice to speak at your next event. Hire her today!
