MEET THE TEAM

Francis leads the Nkaikela Team as a driven and motivated manager with a plethora of background experience and knowledge. He graduated from the University of Botswana with a Bachelor of Accounting and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Project Management. He previously has served as the Finance Officer at NYG and has been in his current position since 2014. He has been trained with USAID rules and regulations. Furthermore, as a team manager he has responsibilities of all financial management of the organization. In addition, he leads the development, enhancement and implementation of staff policies and procedures. He enjoys playing sports and reading novels in his free time.

Neo has been working in the HIV/AIDS field for 9 years and at Nkaikela Youth Group since 2010. She is dedicated to improving the lives of women and young girls top support them to live long, dignified lives. Neo is a community advisory board member at Botswana Harvard Partnership and a member of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Within ACTG she is a member of the Community Scientific Subcommittee (CCS) and serves as a CCS representative in the Women’s Health Inter-Network Scientific Committee. In 2017, she was recongised and awarded for providing stigma free services to female sex workers at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science as a part of the Me and My Health Care Provider Campaign. Neo has a Bachelor’s degree in humanities and is currently pursuing a Master’s in social work.

Kamogelo studied at University of Botswana, achieving a Bachelors of Social Work and is currently pursuing her Masters of Research and Public Policy. She has been working with NYG since 2016. She previously worked at WE-GROW working with gender-based violence, women empowerment and HIV. She is passionate for serving the needs of others, specifically with marginalized groups. She is a proud mother of a two year old son.

Daphne holds a Diploma in Software Application, a Certificate in Accounting and Finance and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Human Resource Management. She previously worked for WoMen Against Rape for three years. She is passionate about issues concerning women and children. Hailing from Maun, Daphne and her husband have a 17, 11 and 8 year old girls. She enjoys reading, baking and traveling.

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Meleko was one of the founding members of Nkaikela in 1998. She is originally from Kgatleng District. As a former sex worker, Meleko wanted to help those who desperately needed help. She was witnessing a lot of women dying from HIV and wanted to make a change. She previously had volunteered at Emang Basadi; yet, they served Gaborone only. Furthermore, she brought Emang Basadi to Tlokweng to extend the scope of the work and the project. She would donate her own money to help people, which depicts how dedicated she was to the project. To put it simply, she refuses to give up and let women die. Twenty years later, she serves as the field work coordinator, a board member and a peer outreach worker for Nkaikela Youth Group. Her dedication and commitment to helping sex workers gain equal access to health care services is apparent in her many years of volunteering at Nkaikela. She has one son who is 29 years old. As he grew up, Meleko made it a point to teach him about contraception and protection. She wants to help all children and all families.

Bio coming soon.