Rovani Sigamoney is a chemical/environmental engineer from South Africa who started in the platinum refinery/mining sector and then moved on to researching bioenergy systems and biofuels for Africa. She joined UNESCO HQ in Paris, France in 2007, in the Natural Sciences Sector and later ran the Chemistry programme and International Year of Chemistry 2011. She thereafter took over the UNESCO Engineering programme, working with international partners and program experts to strengthen engineering education through curricula development, hands-on training and capacity building. In line with UNESCO's global priorities on Africa and Gender Equality, it focuses on women and Africa. Rovani is passionate about women in engineering and encouraging more youth to pursue careers in engineering and STEM.

Now, as part of the Education team in Harare, Rovani is excited to be continuing with girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and also adding to her portfolio by working on Higher Education, TVET, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Education and Early Childhood Development.