She's an extraordinary woman who has been fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe — and has paid the price for it.

When she was just 18, Namatai Kwekweza founded a nationwide youth-leadership organisation, protesting economic hardship and the lack of democratic spaces. 

This came at the price of later being thrown into prison, and tortured. 

Kwekweza's organization WELEAD trains young leaders and pushes for their inclusion in political decision-making. 

DW asked her what receiving the award meant to her.