Rutendo Ngara is an African Indigenous Knowledge Systems practitioner and transdisciplinary researcher whose professional interests have spanned from clinical engineering, healthcare technology management, socio-economic development, mathematics, leadership and fashion design; to the interface between science, culture, cosmology, nature and paradigms of healing. She is a Co-Founder of Ancient Wisdom Africa and Ancient Wisdom Foundation; and is a member of and/or advisor to a number of organisations dedicated to indigenous knowledge, activism and the protection of sacred sites and bio-cultural regions.

Holding a BSc (Engineering) in Electrical Engineering and an MSc (Medicine) in Biomedical Engineering, Rutendo’s transdisciplinary focus centres on bridging Western and Indigenous paradigms – particularly as it relates to medical knowledge systems, science, the economy, the environment, gender and education. She serves as a spiritual coach, priestess and counsellor, and consults in workshop facilitation in areas such as leadership, personal development, health and wellness. Rutendo’s life embodies the harmonious convergence of diverse perspectives, centred on unity, healing, and advancing consciousness. She has a passion for weaving art, science and spirituality towards healing of the Collective and restoration of the Whole.