Executive Committee
Dr. Rodgers Lubilo
ChairpersonDr Lubilo is the Board Chairperson of the Zambia CBNRM Forum. He is a regional CBNRM governance specialist in Southern Africa and focuses on capacity building, facilitation of meetings and workshops with targeted communities within the SADC region.
Mrs Lungile Sibanda
Vice ChairMrs Lungile Sibanda was born on 30 June 1973 in southern region of Zimbabwe. She is the mother of three (two boys and a girl). She has an honours degree in Accounting and Executive master's in business administration EMBA). She joined CAMPFIRE Association in 2003 as a Finance and Administration Officer until May 2023. She was promoted to the position of Director in June 2023. Before joining CAMPFIRE Association, she worked as an Administration Officer in two Rural District Councils where she was highly interactive with the rural communities.
Maxi Pia Louis
SecretaryMaxi Pia Louis has dedicated more than three decades to community based natural resources management (CBNRM) working with government structures and non-governmental organisations in Namibia. She is the Director of the Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organizations (NACSO).
Siyoka Simasiku
TreasurerMr Siyoka Simasiku is Executive Director for Ngamiland Council of NGOs (NCONGO) in Botswana. NCONGO represents 50 NGOs/CBOs within the Ngamiland districts concerned with sustainable social and economic development, including but are not limited to conservation and livelihoods.
Mohamedi Kamuna
Mohamedi Kamuna is the CEO of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CWMAC is a community-owned CSO and the apex body for all CBOs managing Community Wildlife Management Areas (CWMAs) in Tanzania.
Jose Monteiro
Jose Monteiro is a forest ecologist He has dedicated the past 10 years to his passion, working to advance rural development through sustainable management and administration of land and natural resources in Mozambique.
Malidadi Langa
Malidadi Langa is a Malawian with extensive experience in that country in decentralization and rural development, CBNRM, NRM governance and public policy. Malidadi is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for KAWICCODA, and of the National CBNRM Forum in Malawi.
Fallen Comrades
Charles Jonga
Former Vice ChairCharles Jonga was the Director of the Community Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE), which is run by district governments in Zimbabwe to distribute fees from wildlife conservation to local communities.
Staff
Birga Kalomoh
CoordinatorBirga embarked on her conservation journey years ago when Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) was emerging. She was among the young graduates who helped establish conservancies adjacent to the Etosha National Park in the North Central Region of Namibia. Her passion for the outdoors and engaging with rural communities strengthened during those formative years. As time passed, she worked in various initiatives, including community development, climate change, and sustainable land management.
Birga is a communicator who thrives on connecting with people and exploring the untapped potential within communities. With a Master's degree in environmental management, she understands the intricacies of ecosystems, yet values the simplicity of the people who live around and manage them.
Within the CLN Birga is the key go-to person responsible for coordinating activities of the member countries including maintaining liaison, and managing advocacy campaigns and fundraising efforts.
Job Morris
IPLC OfficerJob is based in Botswana. He has years of experience in development practice and conservation. He holds a Bachelor of Education and several other human rights qualifications. His main areas of interest are Indigenous peoples and Local Communities, human rights, land rights, climate change, environmental conservation and biodiversity. He has taken charge of the position this year (2024) in the Community Leaders Network as an Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) Officer. He has experience of working regionally and internationally with organisations and individuals who pursue the same agenda of development, human rights and environmental conservation. Job is a strong advocate of social justice, Indigenous peoples’ movements, San youth, education, climate change and environmental conservation.
Viona Mwanawina
Finance and Admin AssistantViona is the Community Leaders Network (CLN) Finance and Admin Assistant. In addition, she has a Master’s degree in International Relations and BSc in Accounting with 6 years of experience.
She entered the NGO community as she has the passion for helping the masses and giving back to the community.