kuchanua is a non-profit organisation founded by Nora Naji and Tabea Zwimpfer. 

With over 8 years of professional and academic experience in international relations and development, we have recognized the crucial need for critical and alternative approaches in this space. Our experience has led us to believe that rethinking traditional methods of cooperation is essential for building collective, just planetary futures for all.

We advocate for aesthetic approaches as a means to transcend the status quo and encourage critical reflection on international development cooperation and diplomacy. By adopting this perspective, we aim to place intersectional justice at the center of our work, ensuring a more holistic and equitable approach to development.

Tabea Zwimpfer is an international development expert specializing in environmental justice, civil society engagement and sustainable development. Tabea holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Geneva and completed a MSc in International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam. For more than five years, she held positions at UNEP in Nairobi on environmental governance and marine policy. She currently works on ocean science and conservation in Africa focusing on the nexus between sustainable development and the ocean.

Nora Naji is a political scientist working on peace and security, as well as humanitarian innovation and design in Africa. Currently, she is a Doctoral Researcher in Political Science and Gender Studies at the University of Basel. She holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Geneva and an MA in Culture and Politics from Leiden University. In 2023, Nora was a Fellow at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University. In the past, she held positions at swissnex San Francisco, UNESCO, Zurich Film Festival and Amman Center for Human Rights Studies.