The Company We Keep: Tegwyn Megannon

Tegwyn Megannon is a Cape Town-based professional with a strong academic background and a passion for tracking progress, measuring impact, and driving meaningful improvements. As a Monitoring and Evaluation Intern at Quote This Woman+ (QW+), she draws inspiration from her grandmother, champions climate action, and envisions a future with a Universal Basic Income Grant for all South Africans.

Pronouns? She/Her

Born? Johannesburg, Gauteng

University? University of Cape Town

First job? University tutor

Home? Cape Town

Transport? My car

Book on your bedside table? Doppelganger by Naomi Klein 

Music in your playlist? Chappel Roan and Sophie 

Describe your job in no more than seven words: Tracking progress, measuring impact, driving improvements forward!

What keeps you awake at night? The realities of climate change 

Who is your biggest hero? My grandmother 

Remote or office? Remote 

What’s the most exciting part of your job? Getting to learn something new everyday

Career highlight? Getting to give a lecture to 500 first years

 What is your superpower? My ability to think on my feet and be flexible to change

What is the least known fact about you? I can recite random trivia, and I’m always up for a challenge!

 If you could get the ear of one person to convince them your work is important, who would it be? I would convince Nokuzola Tolashe the minster of social development 

If you had the power to pass a presidential decree, what would it be? I would institute a Universal Basic Income grant to everyone in South Africa 

Your best piece of advice? I believe in celebrating small wins along the way—it helps keep everyone motivated and reminds us of the progress we’re making, even on tough days.

What’s your next big thing? Learning pottery 

What do you do to relax? Pilates and yoga classes