10 Facts About Jenni Williams

Jenni Williams was born on 1962 and is a Zimbabwean human rights activist and a founder of Women of Zimbabwe Arise.

Jenni Williams became a gold prospector and married Bahlezi Moyo from the Matabele tribe.

At the age of 16, Jenni Williams dropped out of high school to work in order that her mother could afford her siblings' schooling.

From 1994 to 2002, the public relations firm owned and headed by Jenni Williams represented the Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe.

Jenni Williams alleged that the best farms were given to Mugabe's political allies.

In 2002, Jenni Williams became one of the founders of WOZA, a grassroots opposition movement created in response to a perceived lack of action by Zimbabwe's men against the Mugabe government.

Jenni Williams was given the US government's International Women of Courage Award in 2007 for "providing an example of courage and leadership by working for change through peaceful and nonviolent means".

On International Women's Day 2012, Jenni Williams was awarded Amnesty International's Ginetta Sagan Fund prize, which recognizes women "who are working to protect the liberty and lives of women and children in areas where human rights violations are widespread".

Jenni Williams is married to an electrician, with whom she has three adult children.

Jenni Williams remains in Zimbabwe fighting for social justice despite increasing government crackdowns.