Author Profile

Tatenda Mawoyo is a qualified social worker who has obtained a master’s degree in social policy and management from the University of Cape Town in 2011. He joined the Institute of Life Course Health and Research (ILCHR) in the Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch University in April 2020 as a junior researcher. Prior to joining ILCHR, he worked in the field of trauma counselling and youth development. His areas of interest include adolescent mental health, parental skills, and sexual and reproductive health. He will be working towards a PhD focused on the role of school climate in supporting adolescent mental health. His role in Project HASHTAG included overseeing the intervention implementation and coordinating the day-to-day research activities.

Stefani Du Toit is a researcher working at the Institute of Life Course Health Research in the Department of Global Health at Stellenbosch University. Stefani obtained her master’s degree in Psychology from Stellenbosch in 2017, and is currently working towards a PhD in Public Health where she is exploring adolescent mental health in the context of adversity. She took a keen interest in adolescent mental health after experience managing a randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce interpersonal violence and improve mental health among adolescents living in a low-resource community. Her role in Project HASHTAG included developing intervention material for the project and assisted with overseeing the implementation of the intervention programme.