Biography

Fatahia Wunpini Zakaria is a young lady from Kumbungu passionate about engineering, volunteerism, women empowerment, and entrepreneurship.

She is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University for Development Studies. She interned with Gratis Foundation in Tamale, where she acquired welding and fabrication skills and machine works during her undergraduate studies. She has published her thesis on “Design and Manufacture of a Manual Vertical Roasting Machine.” She served as a Teaching Assistant at the Tamale Technical University in 2021 during her national service.

She has volunteered with NGOs in empowering women. She is volunteering with CAMFED Ghana as a Learner Guide Facilitator, where she trains Learner Guides on the “My Better World” Curriculum. She also serves as a Learner Guide at Kumbungu SHS, where she mentors her learners on life choices and decisions.

She is the founder of Zakfat’s Decor and Events, where she provides decoration services to individuals, institutions, and organizations. She currently has three trainees under her.

She is currently serving as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer in Tijo, a community in the Mion District.