Sr. Claris G. Gowo, is a member of the Little Children of Our Blessed Lady, a religious congregation in Zimbabwe. She is a seasoned educationist with two doctoral degrees, a trainer of trainers certification and a commitment to safeguarding. She draws on years of congregational and church leadership, including service as education secretary of the Archdiocese of Harare, dean and lecturer at the Catholic University of Zimbabwe, and chapter facilitator for strategic planning.