Biography

Chuene Mokgotho is a well dedicated individual who studied BSc Environmental science at the University of Venda and currently studies BSc honours in Environmental Management at UNISA. Her academic background has equipped her with the knowledge of driving sustainability and innovation, through projects development that benefits people locally, ensuring that resources are used efficiently while protecting the environment from harm.

She believes in the phrase that the environment is our mother because it protects, feeds, provides, and supports us with resources to use in our day-to-day life and our responsibility as citizens is to utilise the resources efficiently, and sustainably ensuring that the current and future generations benefit from these resources.

She values honesty, transparency, discipline and respect which breeds the spirit of Ubuntu, good working relationships and productivity in the working environment and these are the spirit she’ll be carrying as a CorpsAfrica Volunteer. Growing up in underdeveloped rural area in Limpopo, participating and relying on subsistence farming as a community taught her the power of unity, and motivated her to learn and acquire skills that will help drive innovation, inclusivity and support to young individuals who are willing to learn and acquire skills to lead , and bring positive change in their community.