Core team
Leadership includes the Core Team and the Board. The Core Team is responsible for the management and operations of the Institute.
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Dr Francis Vorhies
AWEI Director -
Dr Wiseman Ndlovu
AWEI Deputy Director -
Dr Hayley Clements
AWEI Research Manager -
Mr Thapelo Brilliant Lebopa
AWEI Programme Assistant -
Ms Talitha Mostert
AWEI Office Manager -
Ms Emily Taylor
AWEI Communications Officer -
Mr Crespen Ndlovu
AWEI Development Officer -
Ms Lydia Daring Bhebe
AWEI Programmes Assistant & PhD Candidate -
Ms Klarine Schutte
AWEI Programme Assistant & MSc Candidate
Board
The Board is responsible for the governance of the Institute as an operational unit of Stellenbosch University.
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Dr Kennedy Dzama
AWEI Board Chair -
Dr Babara van Asch
AWEI Board Member -
Dr Danie Brink
AWEI Board Member -
Dr Louw Hoffman
AWEI Board Member -
Dr Cyrie Sendashonga
AWEI Board Member
ACADEMICS
Academics from Stellenbosch University and elsewhere are affiliated with the Institute in various roles including leadership, research, supervision, teaching, project support, and public outreach. Interested in joining the AWEI community? Please contact us at awei@sun.ac.za.
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Dr Babara van Asch
AWEI Board Member -
Dr Danie Brink
AWEI Board Member -
Dr Hayley Clements
AWEI Research Manager -
Dr Kennedy Dzama
AWEI Board Chair -
Dr Louw Hoffman
AWEI Board Member -
Dr Tariro Kamuti
AWEI Research Fellow -
Dr Joseph Mbaiwa
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Victor Muposhi
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Wiseman Ndlovu
AWEI Deputy Director -
Dr Taddeo Rusoke
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Michael 't Sas-Rolfes
AWEI Research Fellow -
Dr Thabang Rainett Teffo
AWEI Expert Associate -
Dr Keith G. Tidball
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Francis Vorhies
AWEI Director
EXPERTS
Experts from the public, private, and non-profit sectors are affiliated with the Institute in various roles including leadership, research, supervision, teaching, project support, and public outreach. Interested in joining the AWEI community? Please contact us at awei@sun.ac.za.
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Dr Matthew Child
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Richard Fergusson
AWEI Expert Associate -
Mr Joseph Goergen
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Tuqa Jirmo
AWEI Research Associate -
Mr Steven Johnson
AWEI Expert Associate -
Dr Biandri Joubert
AWEI Research Associate -
Mr Thapelo Brilliant Lebopa
AWEI Programme Assistant -
Ms Talitha Mostert
AWEI Office Manager -
Dr Michael Musgrave
AWEI Research Associate -
Mr Reinhard Bonke Nyandire
AWEI Research Associate -
Dr Cyrie Sendashonga
AWEI Board Member -
Mr Luke Symonds-Mayes
AWEI Research Associate -
Ms Emily Taylor
AWEI Communications Officer -
Ms Deborah Vorhies
Expert Associate
STUDENTS
Students from Stellenbosch University and elsewhere are affiliated with the Institute in various roles including leadership, research, internship, project support, and public outreach. Interested in joining the AWEI community? Please contact us at awei@sun.ac.za.
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Ms Francine Barchett
AWEI Research Associate & PhD Candidate -
Ms Lydia Daring Bhebe
AWEI Programmes Assistant & PhD Candidate -
Mr Aphelele Jonas
AWEI Research Associate & MSc Candidate -
Ms Yolanda Mutinhima
AWEI Research Associate & PhD Candidate -
Mr Crespen Ndlovu
AWEI Development Officer -
Ms Sarah Schumann
AWEI Research Associate & MPhil Candidate -
Ms Klarine Schutte
AWEI Programme Assistant & MSc Candidate -
Ms Catherine E. Semcer
AWEI Research Associate & PhD Candidate -
Mr Kumbirai Takawira
AWEI Research Associate & PhD Candidate -
Mr Jeremy van der Riet
AWEI Research Associate & MPhil Candidate -
Ms Sarah Whitehead
AWEI Research Associate & Masters Candidate -
Susan de Witt
AWEI Research Associate & PhD Candidate
ALUMNI
Alumni have previously been engaged in the activities of the Institute.
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Mr Abdulai Barrie
AWEI Intern (2022) -
Dr Julia Baum
AWEI Programmes Manager & Partnerships Advisor (2021-2023) -
Dr Brian Child
AWEI Board Member (2018-2025) -
Mr Xolani Nicholus Funda
Senior Advisor (2019-2022) -
Ms Elizabeth Gitari-Mitaru
AWEI Research Associate (2020-2022) -
Ms Mara Glas
AWEI Intern (2022) -
Ms Carla Glen
AWEI Communications Manager (2022-2024) -
Ms Caitlin Graaf
AWEI Research Associate (2018-2020) -
Mr Ali Kaka
AWEI Expert Associate (2018-2025) -
Ms Sungeni Ruth Karonga
AWEI Intern (2023) -
Dr Urs Kreuter
AWEI Research Associate (2020-2025) -
Dr Andrea Lane
AWEI Training Associate (2021-2023) -
Dr Alison Leslie
AWEI Board Member (2018-2025) -
Ms Hollie M'gog
AWEI Teaching Associate (2021-2023) -
Ms Roseline Mandisodza-Chikerema
AWEI Expert Associate (2020-2025) -
Mr William Marandu
AWEI Research Associate (2023-2025) -
Mr Filbert Minja
AWEI Communications Intern (2024) -
Ms Ashley Nolwazi Mpofu
AWEI Research Associate (2024) -
Dr Elizabeth Pienaar
AWEI Research Associate (2019-2021) -
Ms Aro Ny Aina Ratolojanahary
AWEI Intern (2023) -
Ms Mame Diarra Sarr
AWEI Intern (2022) -
Ms Basilia Andoroone Shivute
AWEI Research Associate (2023-2025) -
Ms Savanna Strauss
AWEI Junior Operational Officer (2022-2023) -
Mr Hennie de Villiers
AWEI Senior Advisor (2020-2022) -
Dr Jako Volschenk
AWEI Board Member (2018-2023) -
Dr Jane Wiltshire
AWEI Expert Associate (2019-2025) -
Ms Beverley Wynne
AWEI Expert Associate (2024-2025)