Juby Kgomotso Peacock

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 evaluation, implementing programs, and interacting with the community to promote social justice. She holds a degree in Social Work that includes advocacy for policy change, social planning and supervisory. Juby is also pursuing her master’s degree in Project Management that encompasses decision support, project risk, and quality management. Upon returning from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, she plans to expand the Poetavango NGO through fundraising, networking, and community development. She also plans to advocate for the grassroots development of artists in vulnerable communities including the mentally ill, the disabled, and those from indigenous tribes.