Rutendo Lerato Ngara
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Rutendo Lerato Ngara is an African Indigenous Knowledge Systems practitioner, transdisciplinary researcher and speaker from Southern Africa, whose professional interests have spanned from clinical engineering, healthcare technology management, socio- economic development, mathematics, leadership and fashion design; to the interface between science, culture, cosmology and paradigms of healing.
She is a Co-Founder of Ancient Wisdom Africa and Ancient Wisdom Foundation; and a member of a number of interdisciplinary organisations and cross-cultural groups dedicated to indigenous knowledge, activism and the protection of sacred sites and bio-cultural regions, such as the Earthrise Collective, the Grand Council of the Eagle and the Condor, the Assegaia Alliance, and Roots of the Earth. She serves on a number of boards, advisory and convening committees, including the Credo Mutwa Foundation, the South African Wushu Foundation, the Future of Work Foundation, the People’s World Commission on Drought and Floods, and Project Biome.
With a passion for integrating art, science and spirituality towards healing of the Collective and restoration of the Whole, she is an indigenous healing practitioner, spiritual coach and martial artist. She consults in teaching and workshop/retreat facilitation in areas such as leadership, indigenous cosmology, personal development, health and wellness.
Holding a BSc(Engineering) in Electrical Engineering and an MSc (Medicine) in Biomedical Engineering, Rutendo’s transdisciplinary focus centres on bridging Western and Indigenous paradigms – particularly between medical knowledge systems, the economy, the environment, gender and education.
Rutendo's life embodies the harmonious convergence of diverse perspectives. She weaves tapestries through multiple epistemologies. The quest for interconnectedness, co-existence and complimentarity underpins her endeavours.
https://earthrisecollective.com, https://ancientwisdom.africa
The jagged road is the road filled with jutting rocks and thorny brambles. It is choking and overgrown in the jungle, while arid and sparse in the desert. Yet the jagged road is filled with possibilities. Possibilities for creativity and innovation. Possibilities for discovery and transformation. Possibilities for growth and restoration.