Velaphi Mamba is a Development and Public Administration expert as well as a Human Rights Defender from Eswatini. Velaphi has over 18 years of experience working in the civic society, philanthropy, and human rights sectors in Africa. His most recent role before pursuing his studies at the Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government was that of Team Leader for the Economic and Social Justice Cluster at the regional level (Southern Africa) for the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA).