In late November we held a reception at the Australian Embassy in Harare, kindly hosted by Ambassador Bronte Moules.

At the reception there was be an engaging and insightful panel discussion between our director of research, Dr Dorah, Shantha and one of our inspiring participants from Domboshava, Melody. The discussion provided first-hand perspectives on the challenges around ruralmobility and the solutions that electric vehicles offer.

There were also chances to ride the Hamba in the garden of the embassy and Melody even taught Ambassador Bronte how to drive it herself. Melody has approximately 1200 chickens on her farm and sells their eggs and meat at the local market in Domboshova. Having moved from Harare to Domboshova with nothing in 2014, her farm is now one of the largest poultry farms in the area. Melody drives her Hamba with one arm, certainly making her one of our most remarkable and inspiringparticipants.

We are so grateful to the Ambassador and Embassy staff for hosting this event, especially as we celebrate our launch at the Dubai Expo later this month. Stay tuned for more updates on our Expo2020 journey. Thank you to the organising team and also to everybody who attended!