Richard is the founder of The BIG Conversation, a digital media platform that promotes transparency and accountability through access to information based in Zimbabwe. He convenes impactful conversations on transparency and accountability leveraging emerging voices and refreshing perspectives from within Zimbabwe and beyond. His work revolves around grassroots mobilizing, advocacy, and supporting community action for transparency, accountability, and integrity. He thinks globally and acts locally as he realizes that fostering a functional media system in Zimbabwe and across Africa demands global thinking in terms of innovation and vision whilst looking at how best local solutions can solve local problems.