Qaqamba Gubanca
South African HIV/AIDS activist and mentor mother
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Qaqamba Gubanca is a South African activist and social worker.[1] In 2024 she was one of 24 "significant women" that the Nelson Mandela Foundation chose to feature on Google Arts & Culture for International Women's Day in 2024.[2][3] This initiative is based on the book 200 Women which features significant South African women.[4]
Qaqamba Gubanca | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ngcobo, South Africa |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Employer(s) | Philani Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Trust |
Born Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape,[5] her parents died and she had a daughter at a young age.[1] After these events, she had to beg from her community.[6] Working in Khayelitsha, Gubanca works for Philani Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Trust where she supports new mothers in townships to access care for their perinatal and antenatal health.[1][5][7]