Sibongile Mkhabela

Biography

"Sibongile (Bongi) Mkhabela (Chairperson since 2006) is CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital Trust. She sits on various boards and has immense experience in development issues, nationally and internationally, gained from working in senior positions at the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Education Programme in South Africa and in the Development Resources Centre. Bongi started her career as a para-legal worker under the South African Council of Churches. Before joining the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, she was Director for Special Programmes and Projects in the Office of the then President Thabo Mbeki."

Affiliations

• Chair, Black Sash
• Nelson Mandela Children's Foundation