Thandeka Nomvele is the Institute for the Future of Knowledge (IFK) Office Manager and Personal Assistant to the Director. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Studies and an honours degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Her honours project and research interest was the comparative review of gender machinery legislated by Rwanda and South Africa to promote gender equality. Other areas of interest include land reform and rural development, and sustainable land and water management (SLWM), with a particular interest in the Great Green Wall Initiative.