Ms Madzwamuse has extensive experience in community-based natural resource management, climate change adaptation, land tenure security, sustainable land management, and the intersection of environment and gender. She has led programmes with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and UNDP, and has worked widely in rural development and participatory conservation across Southern Africa. Active in networks such as the Botswana National and Regional CBNRM Forums and the Southern African Sustainable Use Group, she recently supported CSOs in Sub-Saharan Africa to establish a coordination mechanism for sustainable land management through the TerrAfrica partnership. Her expertise in working with governments, civil society, and diverse stakeholders has equipped her with strong skills in networking, partnership-building, negotiation, and facilitation.
Chilande Kuloba-Warria has over eighteen years of experience providing strategic leadership, management, and technical assistance to development organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and North America. She has worked across diverse socio-economic sectors, gaining extensive expertise in strengthening CSO accountability, supporting effective philanthropy, building institutional resilience, and fostering partnerships for sustainable development in Africa. Chilande serves on various nonprofit and social enterprise boards and is dedicated to supporting African change makers to create lasting community impact. She has a special interest in promoting women in development leadership.
Briggs Bomba is Programs Director at TrustAfrica, a pan-African foundation promoting democratic governance and equitable development across Africa. As part of the senior management team, he provides strategic leadership and oversees programs on issues including natural resource governance, economic transformation, taxation, climate justice, civic engagement, gender, youth, and African philanthropy.
He leads TrustAfrica’s strategies in grantmaking, convenings, knowledge management, capacity building, and policy advocacy at national and regional levels. Previously, Briggs directed TrustAfrica’s Initiative to Curb Illicit Financial Flows, led the Zimbabwe Alliance, and served as Director of Campaigns for a Washington, D.C.–based Africa policy advocacy organization