He won a literary competition with an essay on the subjugation of women, for which he had applied Mill's ideas to Zanaki society. Nyerere was also an active member of the Makere Debating Society, and established a branch of Catholic Action at the university
Anapambana mpikisano wolemba mabuku ndi nkhani yokhudza kugonjetsedwa kwa akazi, yomwe adagwiritsa ntchito malingaliro a Mill ku gulu la Zanaki. Nyerere analinso membala wokangalika wa Makere Debating Society, ndipo adakhazikitsa nthambi ya Catholic Action payunivesite 