Tshepo Nnini Fokane is a researcher with more than 15 years’ experience in community development and resilience building. Since 2019, Ms Fokane has served the Alliance as its Research Lead, and led the Alliance’s work on policy and law related capacity building and training programs. In 2024, Ms Fokane was appointed the National Coordinator. She holds an MPhil (Land and Agrarian Studies) from University of Western Cape.