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Dr Afua Wilcox
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Dr Afua Wilcox is a professional architect and senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg. She has a PhD from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. With over a de
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Dr Afua Wilcox is a professional architect and senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Johannesburg. She has a PhD from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. With over a decade of experience in the design of state-subsidized housing, her work focuses on the intersections of governance and spatial design in housing development. Afua is the co-founder of Youth and Women Up , a Southern Africa-based non-governmental organization dedicated to mental health, economic empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health rights. Her research and practice are driven by a deep commitment to housing design and related rights for low-income communities across Sub-Saharan Africa, and she is equally passionate about exploring healing practices through feminist frameworks.