Veleska Maphike

Executive Education Programme Coordinator

Veleska Maphike is the Programme Coordinator for the Executive Education programme. She completed her undergraduate studies in Public Administration and her Master's Degree in Political Studies, at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Her Masters dissertation explored the African Union’s policy response to the use of rape as a weapon of war.

Veleska has worked for several NGOs including the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR), Ikamva Labantu and the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO). She also has experience working within academic institutions (both the University of the Western Cape and University of Cape Town).

Her skills include project management, monitoring and evaluation, managing online and in-person events and meetings, research, report writing, communications and design.

Research Interests: The African Union (AU), African current affairs, Early Childhood Development (ECD), monitoring and evaluation, policy development and implementation, instructional design.

 Research Report
The African Union’s response to gender-based violence. IJR Policy Brief No. 15. Langeveldt, V. (2014).

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