Betty Makoni is a Zimbabwean gender activist, poet, and advocate for girls and women worldwide. She founded Girl Child Network and has been honoured by the United Nations, Women World Summit, Ashoka, Afrikan Goddess Award and Amnesty International for her work on girls empowerment. She is the first woman to serve as Global Ambassador for the 19 Days of Activism for the Prevention of Child Abuse campaign with the Women's World Summit Foundation.