Dr Rejoice Chipuriro is a postdoctoral researcher at Bournemouth University where she works with community-led organisations in Dorset, southwest England. She is also a research associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research focus is on food systems and community development. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Johannesburg, a Master of Social Development from the University of Witwatersrand, and a Bachelor of Social Work Honours Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. She has 15 years of experience of implementing community development projects within Southern Africa. She has worked for international donor agencies that finance community development projects in Southern Africa. Some of the international, regional and local organisations she has worked with include Royal Norwegian Embassy Pretoria (covering Southern Africa), Norwegian People’s Aid, Dorcas Relief and Development, Oxfam GB, UN Women Southern African Multi Country Office, European Union Delegation to the Republic of Zimbabwe, UNDP Zimbabwe, Africare, CARE International, Catholic Relief Services and the Mandela Institute for Development Studies.