Mitglieder & Team

Candy Khohliwe

Program Coordinator/ Director

What do you make? I make ideas happen. Communities, programmes, opportunities and occasionally a very long to-do list. I’m especially interested in making sure African stories, people and knowledge have a place online. What is the future? More people telling their own stories, more knowledge in our own languages, and fewer things being left out of the archive. Where were you born? Francistown, Botswana Where are you based? Gaborone, Botswana. Where do you belong? Somewhere between a good conversation, a big idea and “okay, let’s actually do it.” Fantasy League Roundtable: Oprah Winfrey , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Unity Dow

Chandapiwa Malema

Community Manager

What do you do? I’m a Computer Science graduate, Community Manager, and Wikimedian from Botswana. I work at the intersection of technology, community building, digital literacy, and open knowledge. I enjoy organising programmes, bringing people together, creating digital content, and helping others learn and participate. What are you known for? Through my work with Wikimedia, I’ve organised campaigns, training programmes and outreach activities, supported new contributors, and worked with different communities and partners. I’m also someone who enjoys learning new things and taking on challenges, even when I’m figuring things out along the way. What’s your origin story? I was born in Ledumang, Botswana, and spent a huge chunk of my life there. Growing up there shaped a lot of who I am today. What’s your unofficial expertise? Crochet! I used to crochet quite a lot, but life became busy and hectic, so I had to put it on pause. I’m planning to get back to it because I definitely miss having a creative hobby that has nothing to do with deadlines, projects or computers. What’s always on your desk? A couple of books, my laptop, my phone, and my trusty pink or black Stanley-dupe cup. Basically, everything I need to learn something, work on something, or stay hydrated while doing it.

Ludo Chaunoda Matombo

Project Facilitator

What do you do? I am a social worker and community development professional, currently working as a Project Facilitator supporting community engagement, training, events and open knowledge initiatives. What are you known for? I am known for connecting people, turning ideas into meaningful initiatives and creating opportunities for young people and underrepresented communities to participate and be heard. What’s your origin story? My journey began with a passion for helping people and strengthening communities. This led me to study social work and build a career focused on community development, social change and knowledge sharing. What’s your unofficial expertise? Turning ideas into programmes, trainings, campaigns and engaging digital content and making sure they actually happen. What’s always on your desk? A laptop, a notebook, a to-do list and probably a plan for the next project.

Obakeng Dubani

Accountant

What do you do? I’m an Accounting Technician, which basically means I spend my days making friends with numbers and preventing spreadsheets from starting unnecessary drama. I help keep the financial side of things organised, accurate, and—most importantly—making sense. What are you known for? I’m known for noticing the things people swear they checked. The missing figure. The rogue decimal. The suspicious transaction. The formula that somehow decided to go on holiday. I’m big on details, getting things right, and making sure the numbers tell the story they’re supposed to. What’s your origin story? The kalanga native that didn’t wake up one morning and decide, “You know what would be fun? Accounting.” It was a gradual love affair with numbers, problem-solving, and figuring out how businesses tick. Somewhere along the way, curiosity became a career—and now I voluntarily spend my days looking at spreadsheets. No regrets. Mostly. What’s your unofficial expertise? Finding problems that technically aren’t problems… yet. I have a sixth sense for things that don’t quite add up. Give me a set of accounts and I’ll probably find the number quietly hiding in the corner pretending it belongs there. What’s always on your desk? A laptop, a notebook, a calculator, and coffee—the unofficial fuel of the accounting profession. There’s usually a spreadsheet open, approximately 47 tabs somewhere in the background, and at least one task I’ve convinced myself will “only take five minutes.” It never takes five minutes.