Mateus Lomina Chitiva is a Mozambican citizen, born on 24 April 1990. Since his adolescence he has been working in NGOs as a volunteer in order to improve the quality of life of communities. He was a collaborator of a community radio station for a program called Janela jurídica (Legal Window) in partnership with the Institute for Sponsorship and Legal Assistance (IPAJ). He has also worked as a volunteer at Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), as a trainer and activist at UNIDOS-Network Against Drugs and AIDS and as a field supervisor at the Association AHITIPALUXENE.