Roseanna Hall’s Beyond Survival Sisterhood Academy Empowers Women Through Skills and Mental Wellness

Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026 Roseanna Hall is using her platform to create practical opportunities for women through the Beyond Survival Sisterhood Academy, a new initiative focused on vocational skills training and mental wellness. The programme aims to support women who face economic barriers by helping them develop practical skills, strengthen their financial confidence and learn how to manage their mental wellbeing. Hall is inviting women to apply for the academy, with unemployed women from disadvantaged backgrounds set to receive priority. The programme will take place in Shurugwi on 15 September 2026 and in Harare on 29 September 2026. With limited spaces available, the initiative seeks to give participating women tools that can help them move from simply surviving difficult circumstances towards building more sustainable futures.

The Beyond Survival Sisterhood Academy is built around three central goals, healing, rebuilding and thriving. Its focus combines vocational skills training with mental wellness support, recognising that economic empowerment and emotional wellbeing can influence a person’s ability to pursue opportunities. Participants will have the opportunity to learn practical skills that can potentially create income while also gaining support around mental health and personal confidence. Hall’s approach is centred on helping women develop abilities that can be applied beyond the programme itself. By combining skills development with mental wellness, the academy aims to address some of the barriers that can prevent women from fully participating in the economy and building independent livelihoods.

Women who are currently unemployed and come from disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply for the programme. Hall has specifically indicated that these applicants will be prioritised as the academy seeks to reach women who may have limited access to training and economic opportunities. Interested applicants are required to submit a short personal profile explaining who they are and why they would like to participate. Applications can be sent by email to Roseannamissuniverse@icloud.com. The limited number of available places means prospective participants are encouraged to submit their applications and explain clearly how the programme could support their personal and economic goals.

The Shurugwi session is scheduled for 15 September 2026, followed by the Harare session on 29 September 2026. Having sessions in two locations gives the programme an opportunity to reach women in different communities while keeping its initial focus within Zimbabwe. The choice of Shurugwi and Harare also reflects an effort to take the initiative beyond a single location. Participants will be exposed to a programme designed around practical income-generating skills, mental wellness and financial confidence. The academy’s organisers have described the programme as a carefully prepared initiative intended to provide women with useful skills and support that can continue to benefit them after the training sessions.

Hall’s motivation for creating the academy is closely linked to her own experiences with anxiety and mental health challenges. She has spoken about how mental health struggles can affect a person’s confidence, motivation and ability to participate fully in everyday life. Feelings of self-doubt, hopelessness and isolation can become significant barriers for people trying to pursue education, employment or business opportunities. By sharing her own experience, Hall hopes to encourage women to recognise that mental wellness deserves attention alongside economic empowerment. Her decision to incorporate mental health support into the academy reflects her belief that women need both practical tools and emotional support to build stronger futures.

As a psychology graduate and content creator, Hall says she has developed skills that she can use to advance the advocacy behind Beyond Survival Sisterhood. Her academic background provides an understanding of psychology, while her experience as a content creator gives her a platform to communicate with audiences and raise awareness around issues affecting women. She wants to use both areas of experience to create opportunities that extend beyond traditional pageant advocacy. The academy allows her to connect her public platform with a practical programme designed to benefit women directly. Rather than limiting the initiative to awareness, she is focusing on skills development, mental wellness and economic participation.

The economic empowerment component is particularly important because unemployment and limited access to skills can restrict women’s ability to generate independent income. Practical vocational training can give participants abilities that they can potentially use to seek employment, start small businesses or provide services within their communities. The academy’s focus on income potential is therefore intended to give women a pathway towards greater financial confidence. Skills alone do not guarantee economic success, but access to relevant training can provide an important starting point for people who have previously lacked opportunities. Hall’s programme seeks to make that starting point more accessible to women facing financial and social barriers.

Mental wellness remains an equally important part of the academy’s approach. Hall has explained that anxiety and low self-confidence can make it difficult for people to show up for opportunities even when those opportunities are available. Addressing these challenges can help participants develop a stronger understanding of their emotions and learn strategies for managing some of the pressures they face. The academy does not treat economic empowerment and mental wellness as separate issues. Instead, it presents both as areas that can support a woman’s ability to participate more confidently in her personal, professional and economic life.

The name Beyond Survival Sisterhood reflects the broader purpose behind Hall’s initiative. The programme seeks to help women move beyond a situation where their primary focus is simply getting through each day. Its emphasis on healing, rebuilding and thriving points towards a longer-term goal of helping participants develop confidence, practical abilities and stronger economic prospects. Hall’s message is that women should have access to opportunities that allow them to build sustainable lives rather than remain trapped by circumstances beyond their control. Through the academy, she is attempting to turn that message into a practical programme that brings women together around skills development and mental wellness.

Beyond Survival Sisterhood Academy also adds another dimension to Roseanna Hall’s role as Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026. Pageant platforms can provide contestants with visibility, but Hall is using her position to promote an initiative focused on direct community engagement. Her decision to combine vocational training with mental wellness demonstrates an understanding that empowerment can involve several interconnected areas of a person’s life. The programme gives her an opportunity to use her background, personal experiences and public platform to advocate for women facing economic and emotional challenges. If the academy continues beyond its initial sessions, it could potentially develop into a wider platform for skills training, mentorship and women’s economic empowerment.

The launch of Beyond Survival Sisterhood Academy represents a significant step in Hall’s advocacy journey and places practical empowerment at the centre of her work. By prioritising unemployed women from disadvantaged backgrounds, the programme aims to reach people who could benefit most from access to skills and support. Its combination of vocational training, income-generating opportunities, mental wellness and financial confidence gives participants a broad foundation for personal development. Hall’s own experiences with anxiety have also influenced the initiative, giving her a personal connection to the mental wellness component of the programme. Through Beyond Survival Sisterhood, she hopes to help women heal, rebuild their confidence and develop practical tools that can support them as they work towards more sustainable and empowered futures.