Emma is a young Namibian woman aged 27 years’ old who currently serves as a Member of Parliament and the Minister of Information and Communication Technology in the Republic of Namibia since February 2024.
Before her current role, she served her country as a Human Rights Lawyer in the Ministry of Justice, Practicing Paralegal, the Deputy Speaker of the Youth Parliament of the Republic of Namibia and the Junior Mayor of our capital city, Windhoek.
She currently possesses an LLB Honours Degree from the University of Namibia, a diploma in Business Management from Amity University, and a diploma in Afrikan Feminism and Gender Studies from the University of South Africa. She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in ICT Policy and Regulation at the University of Witwatersrand and preparing to sit for the legal bar exams in 2023.
In June 2022, she was awarded the Laureate in the Individual Category of the United Nations Population Award and named as one of the BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women in the World in 2021 amongst other nominations and recognitions.
She is currently an Amujae Leader 2023 under the mentorship of H.E Ellen Jonson-Sirleaf and serve on the Boards of Africa REACH and NalaFEM. Her advocacy for youth empowerment and sustainable development in her country, on the continent and the globe has been consistent since 2009 when she championed the recognition of children’s rights in Namibia as well as worked with continental and global youth organisations to bring the needs and voices of young people to the attention of the world’s decision-makers.
She is involved in the World Youth Group, an organization dedicated to bringing elected youth leaders from around the world to support UN initiatives amongst other organisations that operate at a global level. She currently runs a few initiatives such as “Bring-A-buddy-To-Parly” and “Digital Nomad” that bring young people closer to decision-making bodies and teach them the skills of the future because she fully understands the global challenges young people like herself are facing today.
