Actor and activist Nomzamo Mbatha has long embodied advocacy through action. An UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador since 2019, she has used film and television to amplify refugee voices and narratives.<br /><br />Having participated in field missions in Malawi, Kenya, and South Sudan with UNHCR, Mbatha reflected on how difficult it is to experience a refugee camp, because you’re “coming out of your own reality where you have resources and you have the privilege,” she said on the TIME100 Next red carpet on Oct. 30.
