Our Team

The people building
the institution.

Afrotellers is built by a distributed team of storytellers, organisers, and movement builders across the continent — holding the work between conferences and carrying it into communities.

Leadership & Secretariat

Holding the centre

Willson Chivhanga

Willson Chivhanga

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Bekie Ntini

Bekie Ntini

Co-Founder · Programmes & Partnerships Director

Sihlobo Bulala

Sihlobo Bulala

Communications Lead

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Loyiso OldJohn

Experience & Technical Lead

Sine Nkqwiliso

Sine Nkqwiliso

Community Engagement Lead

Community Hub Leads

Rooted across the continent

Hub leads anchor the movement regionally and nationally — the nodes through which Afrotellers builds its continental presence, credibility, and community.

Oluwayemisi Onadipe

Oluwayemisi Onadipe

West Africa Hubs Lead · Nigeria Hub Lead

Thepa Moiloa

Thepa Moiloa

Southern Africa Hubs Lead · Lesotho Hub Lead

Douceur Luzolo

Douceur Luzolo

Central Africa Hubs Lead · DRC Hub Lead

Samson Otieno

Samson Otieno

East Africa Hubs Lead · Kenya Hub Lead

Advisors

Guidance & accountability

Dr. Kgomotso Moshugi

Dr. Kgomotso Moshugi

Advisor · Wits University

Dr. Munyaradzi Chatikobo

Dr. Munyaradzi Chatikobo

Advisor · Wits University

Rachael Mwikali

Rachael Mwikali

Advisor · Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders

When we tell our own stories,
we don't just change perception.
We change possibility.