Unathi Pukwana

Unathi Pukwana Mantakana is an entrepreneur, event host and a speaker. She is passionate about programmes that empower society, particularly women. She is a leader of society and a Chief Executive Officer of Imizamo Yomfazi stokvels and burial society.

Views from the Grassroots: Village Banking and Financial Inclusion in Southern Africa

The session builds upon 2023 Interledger F|M awardees, Esther Mwema and Jon Adam Chen’s creative project, 'Sikhula Sonke: Living Archives of Afrofuturist Village Banking.’ Through exploring the practice of village banking in southern Africa, the session will introduce audiences to the grassroots, locally embedded approach to financial inclusion and open payments. Providing a rare opportunity …