Tawanda Bwerudza
Zimbabwean-born engineer and writer, creating connections to the places that we have forgotten.
"The time to reclaim our story, our mind, our identity, is now."
Tawanda writes at the intersection of history, psychology, and lived experience to challenge the stories told about Africans, and the stories African people tell ourselves. Born in Zimbabwe and raised in the UK, his work speaks to the heart that feels the gap between who they are and what they were taught to be.
You will find in his books a call to question, to remember, and to imagine new futures for Africa, the place and the idea.
“The Miseducation of the Black Diaspora” examines how colonial narratives, education, religion, and media have shaped African image and how those stories can be unlearned. Drawing on personal experience and global events, Tawanda exposes the psychological cost of miseducation on Africa’s diaspora worldwide. The book invites readers into a journey of mental liberation in order to reclaim their identity.
A collection of essays capturing Tawanda’s reflections on identity, culture, faith, and daily life in the diaspora. These pieces read like conversations with a friend who refuses to look away from hard truths yet still believes in the possibility of transformation.
Labours of Love
A tender, honest exploration of a mother–son relationship shaped by migration, sacrifice, and intergenerational hope. Through intimate storytelling, the book honours a mother’s labour that often goes unseen in Black families navigating life between continents.
Where ideas meet practice: Kuona
Kuona Engineering is the organisational expression of Tawanda’s belief that everything is connected — that the stories we tell, the systems we build, and the futures we imagine must align. Through Kuona, he works with organisations to accelerate their transition to circular and sustainable ways of operating, using tools and insights that make systemic change practical.
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