Botswana

Pelonomi Ratshwene-Lesedi founded Tlhago Investments, which draws inspiration from nature to produce innovative products and services that will sustainably develop poverty stricken households. As a social entrepreneur , her vision is to empower 1 million entrepreneurs’ to facilitate the construction of 1 million houses for the poor throughout the world. Pelonomi’s philanthropic journey began in… read more »

Zandile Rammekwa has over 4 years of experience in Marketing and Communications. Currently, Zandile is an Account Executive at Incepta Communications, where she focuses on event management, PR, strategy and providing communications solutions. Zandile holds a Business Administration degree in Marketing from the University of Botswana where she helped start the University of Botswana Advertising… read more »

Portia is currently working as a senior public relations officer at Kgatleng Land Board within the Ministry of Lands and Housing. Her responsibilities include spearheading publicity and stakeholder management activities and maintaining the corporate image of the Land Board. Portia also worked as a broadcast journalist at Botswana Television for six years, where she reported… read more »

Orapeleng Phuswane has three years’ experience working in Princess Marina Hospital as a medical officer and is currently doing her residency in Pediatrics. One day, she dreams of owning a children’s home focused on children with disabilities like Cerebral Palsy, and other neuro-developmental disorders. Currently, her main role at the hospital is to do clinics,… read more »

Kitso Phillip Phiri has five years of experience in the labor and social justice movements in Botswana and southern Africa. He is a human rights legal practitioner. He works with the Botswana Centre for Human Rights and the Botswana Labour Migrants Association (BoLAMA), an organization he founded. At BoLAMA, he coordinates efforts advocating for the… read more »

Juby Peacock has twelve years of youth leading experience and community development pioneering. She is passionate about poverty alleviation, pediatric HIV/Aids and youth empowerment. Juby is currently working as a clinical social worker at Scottish Livingstone Hospital. She volunteers at Poetavango Spoken Word Poetry as their public relations officer where she focuses on planning, event… read more »

Lorato has over five years’ experience in voluntary work for issues on education, young women, leadership, and research on sexuality and gender-based violence. She serves in the UN Association of South Africa (Stellenbosch Chapter), is responsible for the coordination of a reading project that offers voluntary literacy classes on a weekly basis to primary and… read more »

Rapula Otukile started his career in the financial services sector, where he worked as a commercial banking relationship manager before becoming an investment consultant at an asset consulting company. Rapula then established a private healthcare business, which he has been managing for two years. The company is focused on pharmaceutical distribution, health promotion, and affordable… read more »

Lame Olebile is a pan-Africanist feminist with experience in advocacy on LGBT and women’s rights issues, both locally and internationally. She is the human rights projects officer for the Ngamiland Coalition of NGOs (NCONGO), where she supports the implementation of human rights initiatives by member organizations in the Ngamiland district. She is an adviser for… read more »

Dumisani Funekile Ntini is a driven public servant with five years’ experience in policy, strategy, and financial markets. He is currently the assistant registrar of the Quantity Surveyors’ Registration Council, a statutory body established by the Quantity Surveyors’ Registration Act, under Botswana’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing Development. He is responsible for the parastatal’s administrative… read more »

Tebogo Nhlatho is an entrepreneur in the health sector. A qualified physiotherapist with 10 yearsäó» experience, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from the University of the Western Cape, a certificate in Accounting from the University of Cape Town, and a certificate in Ergonomics Auditing. Tebogo started Ngami Physiotherapy Clinic seven years ago,… read more »

Moyombuya Ngubula has over five years of experience in the legal profession. She currently works at the Attorney General’s Chambers Botswana in the International and Commercial Division of the International Trade Unit, where she assists with research in preparation for trade negotiations, drafts government commercial contracts, and renders legal advice to government ministries and departments… read more »

Setshwano Ngope is a financial services professional with five years’ experience in asset management in Botswana. In addition to her position at the Botswana Insurance Fund Management, she works to educate the public on financial literacy and responsible financial management through print and radio media and presentations in the community. Setshwano earned a Bachelor of… read more »

Sakhile Ndlovu is an aspiring strategist and technology venture capitalist who works to align the institutional strategies of a growing network of organizations and institutions to create technology development opportunities for the undergraduates of the Botswana International University of Science & Technology (BIUST). He founded Maranyane, a student-run organization, that works with students in applying… read more »