Morakane Madiba

Conducted qualitative interviews and workshops with international clients and agencies.

Supervising Master's and PhD students, writing research articles, engaging with community, and designing research projects.

Organised event planning, programme development, speakers, registration, marketing, partnerships, abstract review, networking, evaluation, and reporting.

Participated in fellowship programme advancing young women agribusiness entrepreneurs and innovators.

Designed and facilitated workshop, managed participation dynamics, time, feedback, and evaluation.

Facilitated strategic planning, including pre-workshop surveys, organisational analysis, and action planning.

Conducted research moderation and academic engagement.

Developed programme, recruited speakers, managed logistics, communications, session facilitation, Q&A, technical coordination, and synthesis.

Facilitated introductory learning for TVET and Community Education lecturers/managers on social learning and stakeholder engagement.

Facilitated social learning and stakeholder engagement in natural resource management contexts.

Researched alignment, scaling, and resourcing of citizen-based water quality monitoring.

Reviewed proposals for strategic fit, financial viability, feasibility, market relevance, risk, due diligence, ethics, justice, and fairness.

Contributed to conceptualisation and writing of research project with SADC researchers.

Supported teaching of young people in academic and business plan writing.

Mentored young environmental entrepreneurs and supported a Top 6 enviropreneur towards independence.

Facilitated stakeholder engagement, conducted research, and developed learning materials.

Engaged in human capital development for THRIP.

Planned, organised, and engaged stakeholders for the summit.

Managed project scope and delivery, team coordination, timelines, resources, and financial management.

Researched knowledge, pedagogy, and curriculum for higher education policies; managed website and content.

Liaised with stakeholders and planned programmes.

Engaged in research on invasive species response.

Eradicated alien invasive plants, specifically Prosopis glandulosa.

Provided personal assistance for a project on cancer in Tasmanian Devils.

Conducted policy review on commercialisation of smallholder farmers, examining policy and institutional conditions.

Conducted policy reviews, project reviews, M&E framework reviews, and administration.

Conducted realist (critical) evaluation of citizen science tools for water quality management.

PhD in Environmental and Social Education, with a thesis on the realist (critical) evaluation of citizen science tools for water quality management.

Professional Fellowship for Women in Agroecology Business, part of the Advancing Young Women Agribusiness Entrepreneurs and Innovators Fellowship Programme.

Master of Environmental and Social Education, focusing on the evaluation of internships and their alignment with job finding.

BSc Honours in Ecology, Environment and Conservation Science, with a focus on water conservation and management.

Certificate in Fundamentals of Project Management from WitsPlus.

Post-Graduate Diploma in Scientific Studies, specializing in Ecology, Environment and Conservation Science.

BSc in Zoology and Plant Science.