Cheleka Anne-Marie Mpande is an immunologist by training with a passion for public engagement and science communication. Cheleka recently submitted her doctoral thesis in the field of immunology undertaken via the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, University of Cape Town. During her graduate studies, Cheleka became involved in Eh!woza, first as a “Labbie” facilitator then as the main facilitator of the Tuberculosis Vaccinology workshops (2016-2019). In late 2020, Cheleka officially joined the Eh!woza team as the Impact Assessment Researcher, and coordinator of the scientific communications arm of Eh!woza. Her role primarily focuses on the development and implementation of innovative methods to assess the impact of Eh!woza’s public engagement projects.