Mr. Lebogang Kenneth Mabotho is a strategic management and governance professional with over twelve years of progressive experience in regional policy advocacy, project funding acquisition, and institutional development across the Southern African region. He is the Executive Director of the Southern African Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SAf-CNGO); the apex coordinating body for civil society engagement across the SADC region. He has led multi-sectoral regional initiatives aligning civil society programming with SADC’s Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP); strengthened organisational governance, donor compliance, and strategic stakeholder engagement with key regional and international partners. He is also the Chairperson of the Credentials Committee of the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), providing oversight and leadership on the verification and accreditation of continental civil society organizations. In this capacity, he has contributed to shaping mechanisms that deepen participatory governance and institutional integrity within the African Union ecosystem. He further serves as the Liaison officer for the SADC NSA Technical Working Group tasked with operationalizing the SADC Mechanism of Engagement with Non-State Actors.
Mr. Mabotho holds an Executive Master of Business Administration in Project Management from Guglielmo Marconi University (Italy), a Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Project Management from Cambridge International Qualifications (UK), and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Management) from the University of Botswana. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional with the Chartered Management Institute (UK), and holds professional certifications in Management Information Systems, Sustainable Development in Business, and the African Human Rights System. Mr. Mabotho’s work reflects a commitment to advancing institutional resilience, transparent governance, and inclusive regional integration. His leadership philosophy is grounded in the belief that sustainable development in Africa is best achieved through accountable governance and empowered civic participation.
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“To serve on the AFRODAD Board is both an honour and a monumental responsibility; a call to safeguard Africa’s financial sovereignty and a responsibility to ensure that our economic narratives are written by the very people they impact. In stewardship and solidarity, we must continue to turn Africa’s debt into dignity, and policy into purpose.”