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Koaile Monaheng (born 15 November 1993) is a climate activist, thinker, and self-stater from Lesotho. 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 Honours degree in International Studies. In 2024, Koaile earned a Master of Philosophy in Climate Change and Development from the University of Cape Town.

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 , 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. 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.

In 2022 he was selected as one of 5 winners of the Mandela-Rhodes Foundation’s Äänit Prize award for social impact. In 2022 his company was one of the Mail & Guardian: Greening the Future recipient under: Clean and Renewable Energy Projects. 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.

Awards

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

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