From July 2021 to December 2021, I lived and worked at WEEDO in Kigamboni, Tanzania. As a volunteer resident expert, I had the privilege of working with Rehema Konza, observing her in all aspects of her work. During these six months I was hugely impressed by Rehema’s leadership and management style. She lives and model what I would call ‘value-based’ leadership. It is truly inspiring to observe the way Rehema leads the girls and the staff of WEEDO, doing so by example. On a personal level I have had the opportunity to watch Rehema in action as she has met  with Tanzanian government officials, various embassy staff, social workers as well as business and community leaders. Rehema, though modest, always commands respect with her natural authority that emanates from the authenticity of her own background and experience. She is a thoughtful practitioner able and willing to articulate the theory of change and the values behind her leadership at WEEDO. She is an inspiring and charismatic personality.On a very personal level, Rehema is one of the most impressive people I have met. She is a mentally strong and driven woman who has found her ‘WHY’ in life and is focused and single minded in turning that into positive action. Her energy, and desire to create the the strongest version of herself in hugely inspiring, to the young women she leads but also to me. I had no hesitation in being led by her. She is the sort of woman who is not content to simply build a village but wants to build ‘armies of change’ that make the world better. Susanne Wenzel from Germany 2021.