Lesego Serolong Holzapfel is a 2019 Tutu Fellow. She was listed Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans, Standard Bank Top Woman of the Year & received the Trail Blazer Presidential Award. She is CEO and founder of Bokamoso Impact Investments.
Lesego completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Social Policy and Development at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
She also with Neil, her husband, founded Raise the Children International in 2008. Lesego, being a South African orphan herself, has always had a deep desire to give back to the community that raised her and to mentor and empower the many that share her story.
Lesego is passionate about Agriculture and African leadership as part of core entrepreneurial drivers that she speaks and teaches about...
Lesego is committed to addressing the collapse of the honey bee population in Africa through the implementation of on the ground solutions to restore and protect honey bee populations.
Our planet's food security is largely dependent on an abundance of natural pollinators; including honey bees, birds, and other insects, but Honey bee colonies worldwide have been declining at an alarming rate.