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⚫ Koaile Monaheng (born 15 November 1993) is a climate activist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooke |first=Stella Levantesi and Phoebe |date=2022-11-15 |title='Back Off': African Climate Groups Decry Europe’s Dash for Gas at COP27 |url=https://www.desmog.com/2022/11/15/back-off-african-climate-groups-decry-europes-dash-for-gas-at-cop27/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=DeSmog |language=en-US}}</ref>, thinker, and self-stater from Lesotho.{{BirthDeathAge||1993|November|15}}{{Country|Lesotho}}. He is the associate director of Khantša Energy, a social enterprise co-creating clean energy solutions through indigenous knowledge by providing mobile solar power to rural communities in Lesotho.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Developing socially responsible leaders of the future {{!}} MBA.co.za |url=https://www.mba.co.za/infocentrearticle.aspx?s=48&c=10&a=8854&p=3&title=News |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.mba.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Energy |first=Khantša |title=Khantša Energy |url=https://khantsa.com/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Khantša Energy |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
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⚫ '''Koaile Monaheng''' (born 15 November 1993) is a ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooke |first=Stella Levantesi and Phoebe |date=2022-11-15 |title='Back Off': African Climate Groups Decry Europe's Dash for Gas at COP27 |url=https://www.desmog.com/2022/11/15/back-off-african-climate-groups-decry-europes-dash-for-gas-at-cop27/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=DeSmog |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=Highlighting the southern African perspective at Youth4Climate and COP26 |url=https://acdi.uct.ac.za/articles/2021-11-26-highlighting-southern-african-perspective-youth4climate-and-cop26 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=African Climate and Development Initiative |language=en}}</ref> He is the associate director of Khantša Energy, a social enterprise co-creating ] solutions through indigenous knowledge by providing mobile ] to ] communities in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Developing socially responsible leaders of the future {{!}} MBA.co.za |url=https://www.mba.co.za/infocentrearticle.aspx?s=48&c=10&a=8854&p=3&title=News |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.mba.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Energy |first=Khantša |title=Khantša Energy |url=https://khantsa.com/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Khantša Energy |language=en-ZA}}</ref>


== Early years == == Early years ==
After attending Maseru Preparatory School and Machabeng College, where he completed his International Baccalaureate (IB). He pursued his higher education at Rhodes University, earning a BSci in Political and International Studies, followed by an Honours degree in International Studies. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Koaile Monaheng |url=https://www.mandelarhodes.org/scholarship/scholars/koaile-monaheng/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Mandela Rhodes Foundation |language=en}}</ref>In 2024, Koaile earned a Master of Philosophy in Climate Change and Development from the University of Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monaheng |first=Koaile |date=2024-09-17 |title=BLOG: Bridging the Gap Between Climate Risk Recognition and Action in South Africa’s Agro-Food Sector |url=https://acdi.uct.ac.za/articles/2024-09-17-blog-bridging-gap-between-climate-risk-recognition-and-action-south-africas-agro-food-sector |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=African Climate and Development Initiative |language=en}}</ref> After attending ] and ], where he completed his ] (IB). He pursued his higher education at ], earning a BSci in Political and International Studies, followed by an ] in International Studies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=Climate change: speaking youth to power |url=https://acdi.uct.ac.za/articles/2021-06-14-climate-change-speaking-youth-power |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=African Climate and Development Initiative |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Koaile Monaheng |url=https://www.mandelarhodes.org/scholarship/scholars/koaile-monaheng/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Mandela Rhodes Foundation |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, Monaheng earned a Master of Philosophy in Climate Change and Development from the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monaheng |first=Koaile |date=2024-09-17 |title=BLOG: Bridging the Gap Between Climate Risk Recognition and Action in South Africa's Agro-Food Sector |url=https://acdi.uct.ac.za/articles/2024-09-17-blog-bridging-gap-between-climate-risk-recognition-and-action-south-africas-agro-food-sector |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=African Climate and Development Initiative |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ACDI Masters in Climate Change and Development {{!}} University of Cape Town |url=https://acdi.uct.ac.za/education/acdi-masters-climate-change-and-development |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=African Climate and Development Initiative |language=en}}</ref>


== Career == == Career ==
Koaile is an active participant in key multilateral forums on climate, energy, and development. His engagements include the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries <ref>{{Cite web |title=Young leaders taking action: Insights from LDC5 |url=https://www.undp.org/stories/young-leaders-taking-action-insights-ldc5 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=UNDP |language=en}}</ref>, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS), the LDC Group, UNDP, ITU, UNIDO, UNFCCC, IRENA, and the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Internazionale |first=Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione |title=“Towards Milan and Glasgow, voices of South African Youths before COP26”: the Italian Embassy in Pretoria in dialogue with the South African climate activists |url=https://ambpretoria.esteri.it/en/news/dall_ambasciata/2021/09/towards-milan-and-glasgow-voices-2/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=ambpretoria.esteri.it |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Back Off’: African climate groups decry Europe’s dash for gas at COP27 |url=https://www.powershiftafrica.org/in-the-news/back-off-african-climate-groups-decry-europes-dash-for-gas-at-cop27 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Power Shift Africa |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Youth Delegates {{!}} 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) |url=https://www.un.org/ldc5/youth/youth-delegates |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.un.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taaffe |first=Danni |date=2024-06-04 |title=IEA COP28 Tripling RE report: CAN reaction |url=https://climatenetwork.org/2024/06/04/iea-cop28-tripling-renewable-report-climate-action-network-reaction/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Climate Action Network |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also collaborates with organizations such as the Qatar Fund for Development and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).In Lesotho, Koaile addresses energy poverty through renewable energy solutions, with impactful initiatives led under the Lesotho National Climate Change Committee (NCCC), Khantša Energy, and the Khantša Foundation. He champions youth-led social enterprises and multi-stakeholder approaches to enhance resilience, raise climate change awareness, and guide Lesotho’s sustainability journey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koaile Monaheng |url=https://mg.co.za/author/koaile-monaheng/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> In 2022 he was selected as one of 5 winners of the Mandela-Rhodes Foundation's Äänit Prize award for social impact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koaile Monaheng |url=https://www.mandelarhodes.org/scholarship/scholars/koaile-monaheng/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Mandela Rhodes Foundation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin135 |date=2022-09-21 |title=Four Äänit Prize winners are sharply focused on society's most marginalised |url=https://www.sagoodnews.co.za/four-aanit-prize-winners-are-sharply-focused-on-societys-most-marginalised/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Home Of Great South African News |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023 he appeared in the ] Class of 2023, making history as the first ] to be included on the ] under 30 list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-09 |title=#FORBESAFRICA30Under30: Meet COVER STAR Koaile Monaheng: 'How Do We View Africa and as Africans How Can We Make a Difference in This Sector' |url=https://www.forbesafrica.com/under-30/2023/05/09/forbesafrica30under30-class-of-2023-meet-cover-star-koaile-monaheng-how-do-we-view-africa-and-as-africans-how-can-we-make-a-difference-in-this-sector/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.forbesafrica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TheReporter |date=2023-04-14 |title=Monaheng goes big in Africa - The Reporter Lesotho {{!}} Fresh News, Daily |url=https://www.thereporter.co.ls/2023/04/14/monaheng-goes-big-in-africa/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>In 2022, Khantša Energy, the business he works for, won the ]: Greening the Future: Clean and Renewable Energy Projects award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=theethicalagency |date=2022-11-30 |title=Dennis Labuschagne |url=https://greenfuture.mg.co.za/dennis-labuschagne-2022/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Mail & Guardian Greening The Future |language=en-ZA}}</ref>


== <ref>{{Cite web |last=theethicalagency |date=2022-11-30 |title=Dennis Labuschagne |url=https://greenfuture.mg.co.za/dennis-labuschagne-2022/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Mail & Guardian Greening The Future |language=en-ZA}}</ref>Awards ==
In 2022 he was selected as one of 5 winners of the Mandela-Rhodes Foundation’s Äänit Prize award for social impact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koaile Monaheng |url=https://www.mandelarhodes.org/scholarship/scholars/koaile-monaheng/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Mandela Rhodes Foundation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin135 |date=2022-09-21 |title=Four Äänit Prize winners are sharply focused on society’s most marginalised |url=https://www.sagoodnews.co.za/four-aanit-prize-winners-are-sharply-focused-on-societys-most-marginalised/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Home Of Great South African News |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022 his company was one of the Mail & Guardian: Greening the Future recipient under: Clean and Renewable Energy Projects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=theethicalagency, Author at Mail & Guardian Greening The Future - Page 4 of 29 |url=https://greenfuture.mg.co.za/author/theethicalagency/page/4/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Mail & Guardian Greening The Future |language=en-ZA}}</ref> In 2023 he appeared in the 'FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30' Class of 2023, making history as the first Mosotho to be included on the Forbes Africa under 30 list. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-09 |title=#FORBESAFRICA30Under30: Meet COVER STAR Koaile Monaheng: 'How Do We View Africa and as Africans How Can We Make a Difference in This Sector' |url=https://www.forbesafrica.com/under-30/2023/05/09/forbesafrica30under30-class-of-2023-meet-cover-star-koaile-monaheng-how-do-we-view-africa-and-as-africans-how-can-we-make-a-difference-in-this-sector/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.forbesafrica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TheReporter |date=2023-04-14 |title=Monaheng goes big in Africa - The Reporter Lesotho {{!}} Fresh News, Daily |url=https://www.thereporter.co.ls/2023/04/14/monaheng-goes-big-in-africa/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>


* Mandela-Rhodes Foundation's Äänit Prize 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=ACDI student shortlisted for the Äänit Prize |url=https://acdi.uct.ac.za/articles/2022-09-13-acdi-student-shortlisted-aanit-prize |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=African Climate and Development Initiative |language=en}}</ref>
== Awards ==
⚫ * Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 Class of 2023.

* Mandela-Rhodes Foundation’s Äänit Prize 2022
⚫ * Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 Class of 2023


== References == == References ==
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Koaile Monaheng (born 15 November 1993) is a climate activist in Lesotho. He is the associate director of Khantša Energy, a social enterprise co-creating clean energy solutions through indigenous knowledge by providing mobile solar power to rural communities in Lesotho.

Early years

After attending Maseru Preparatory School and Machabeng College, where he completed his International Baccalaureate (IB). He pursued his higher education at Rhodes University, earning a BSci in Political and International Studies, followed by an Honors degree in International Studies. In 2024, Monaheng earned a Master of Philosophy in Climate Change and Development from the University of Cape Town.

Career

In 2022 he was selected as one of 5 winners of the Mandela-Rhodes Foundation's Äänit Prize award for social impact. In 2023 he appeared in the 'FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30' Class of 2023, making history as the first Mosotho to be included on the Forbes Africa under 30 list.In 2022, Khantša Energy, the business he works for, won the Mail & Guardian: Greening the Future: Clean and Renewable Energy Projects award.

Awards

  • Mandela-Rhodes Foundation's Äänit Prize 2022.
  • Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 Class of 2023.

References

  1. Cooke, Stella Levantesi and Phoebe (2022-11-15). "'Back Off': African Climate Groups Decry Europe's Dash for Gas at COP27". DeSmog. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  2. "Highlighting the southern African perspective at Youth4Climate and COP26". African Climate and Development Initiative. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  3. "Developing socially responsible leaders of the future | MBA.co.za". www.mba.co.za. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  4. Energy, Khantša. "Khantša Energy". Khantša Energy. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  5. "Climate change: speaking youth to power". African Climate and Development Initiative. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  6. "Koaile Monaheng". The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  7. Monaheng, Koaile (2024-09-17). "BLOG: Bridging the Gap Between Climate Risk Recognition and Action in South Africa's Agro-Food Sector". African Climate and Development Initiative. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  8. "ACDI Masters in Climate Change and Development | University of Cape Town". African Climate and Development Initiative. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  9. "Koaile Monaheng". The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  10. Admin135 (2022-09-21). "Four Äänit Prize winners are sharply focused on society's most marginalised". The Home Of Great South African News. Retrieved 2025-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. "#FORBESAFRICA30Under30: Meet COVER STAR Koaile Monaheng: 'How Do We View Africa and as Africans How Can We Make a Difference in This Sector'". www.forbesafrica.com. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  12. TheReporter (2023-04-14). "Monaheng goes big in Africa - The Reporter Lesotho | Fresh News, Daily". Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  13. theethicalagency (2022-11-30). "Dennis Labuschagne". Mail & Guardian Greening The Future. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  14. theethicalagency (2022-11-30). "Dennis Labuschagne". Mail & Guardian Greening The Future. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  15. "ACDI student shortlisted for the Äänit Prize". African Climate and Development Initiative. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2025-01-12.


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