Rumbidzayi holds a Master’s in Public Administration, 2010, University of Pretoria. She is PHD candidate at North-West University researching on the role of Indigenous Knowledge systems (IKS) in developing policies for adaptation to climate change among smallholder farming communities of Zimbabwe. Her main research interest lies on documenting indigenous strategies of adapting to climatic changes and assessing the integration of local knowledge in the development of policies for adapting to climate change.