#136 - #Herstory - Getting to know Lebo Ramafoko

What better way to open women’s day, than with getting to know the iconic Lebo Ramafoko.

Lebo Ramafoko defines herself ad the girl from Munsieville, a small township in the West of Johannesburg where she grew up as the eldest of 3 girls.  She grew up in a family that valued education and her love for learning propelled her to earn a Masters from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

 

She is an outspoken feminist, a passionate social justice activist and uses her voice and skills to advocate for the rights of the marginalized. She is currently the CEO of Tekano Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa, one of 7 global fellows programs that builds a community of leaders   who want to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies.

 

Before joining this prestigious organisation, Lebo was one of the earlier staff members of Soul City, a household pioneer in social change communication  South Africa. She joined the organisation in 1995 when she was a young girl from Munsieville and got to become its CEO for 9 years before she left in 2019. During that period she pioneered many of its groundbreaking programs and later led its revisioning to an intersectional feminist social justice organisation for young women and girls. Lebo walks her talk and challenges herself to learn, unlearn, heal self and others as we all strive to be better versions of ourselves and deal with the wounds of our past.

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Facebook: Lebogang Ramafoko

Twitter: @Zangazulugirl

Instagram: @zangazulugirl