Short Bio:
Karabo Mokgonyana is a Renewable Energy Campaigner at Power Shift Africa, where she leads advocacy efforts to accelerate Africa’s transition to sustainable energy. With a strong background in human rights, diversity and inclusion and climate security, she works with governments and grassroots organizations to advance equitable renewable energy solutions that are people-centred in the Global South. Karabo has worked with several multilaterals (e.g. African Union, United Nations and Commonwealth), civil society organisations (e.g. CIVICUS, Change.org, Environmental Law Institute) and government entities (e.g. GIZ, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs) on inclusion and effective representation in developing programmes and policies for youth, womxn and other marginalised communities. She holds a Master’s in International Law from the University of Witwatersrand and has been granted several awards for the work that she does, to name a few, 2024 Social Justice Rising Star of the Year, 50 Most Powerful Women in South Africa by Mail and Guardian, Outstanding Youth Philanthropist by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and 100 Most Influential Young Africans by Avance Media. Her insights on renewable energy, climate action, and sustainable development have been widely published in platforms such as Mail & Guardian, Business Live, and other leading African and international media.
