BASUTI
BOLO
ENDOWED CHAIR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES at AFRICA UNIVERSITY
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BASUTI BOLO Bio (LinkedIn)
Basuti Bolo is an Endowed Chair Educational Technologies at Africa University in Zimbabwe, Member of Advisory Council for Online Learning of Africa University, Africa50 Innovation Challenge Expert, United Nation Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Space4women Network mentor, International Academy of Space Law Ambassador to Botswana, Africa Space Tourism Society Ambassador to Botswana, Space for Women Ambassador to Botswana and Advisor to SpaceconneX. Managing Director for Mobile Studies Africa.Bolo's initiative aims:
Bolo's initiative aims at to get more women and girls to study the STEM program and to enter the space sector in order to drive the SDGs, to empower women and reduce gender inequality. More than 100 students are mentored per year. https://space4women.unoosa.org/content/2020-mentor-basuti-bolo
Driving change on global resources monitoring and management, and finding solutions in managing on and off Earth environment for sustainable development using Information Communication Technologies, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Space science and applications, and an Information System and Data Management geospatial information systems technologies.
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Basuti Bolo is an Endowed Chair Educational Technologies at Africa University in Zimbabwe (since 2020), Member of Advisory Council for Online Learning of Africa University, United Nation Office for Outer Space Affairs Space4women Network mentor (since 2020). https://space4women.unoosa.org/content/2020-mentor-basuti-bolo.
, International Academy of Space Law Ambassador (since 2020), Africa Space Tourism Society Ambassador, Space for Women ambassador(since 2017) and Advisor to SpaceconneX (since 2018), Managing Director of Mobile Studies Africa (2021), https://www.msi.wiki/team-4.
Leader of Global Monitoring of the Environment and Security and Africa Academic Network (since 2019). Global WomenTech Network ambassador (since 2020). Africa50 Innovation Challenge leading expert (2020) https://africa50innovationchallenge.com/basuti-gerty-bolo/
Bolo's initiative aims at to get more women and girls to study the STEM program and to enter the space sector in order to drive the SDGs, to empower women and reduce gender inequality. More than 100 students are mentored per year. https://space4women.unoosa.org/content/2020-mentor-basuti-bolo
Bolo assumed a leadership role in expert meetings, mentoring, inspiring and motivating others regional and international such as the SADC, African Leadership Congress and the United Nations. During the year 2008 and 2009, Bolo attended the Botswana Parliamentary meetings while she was still working for Ministry of Agriculture. She was recognized as the Space for women ambassador to Botswana.
She has been recognized and been invited by the United Nations for her frequently and numerous contributions towards: Developing of United Nation Space for women project in New York, USA 2017, Bolo s views were published on UN Radio, Media and UN Gender Focus. https://news.un.org/en/audio/2017/10/634342.
The use of space science and technology for socio-economic for sustainable development in Dubai , UAE 2018, The use of Space science and technology for water resources management in Islamabad, Pakistan 2019, http://space4water.org/news/interview-basuti-gerty-bolo.
The first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (1968 - 2018): UNISPACE+50 symposium and high level segment in Vienna, Austria 2019, The Way forward after the UNISPACE 50+, on the space exploration in Bonn, Germany 2019.
On 11 March 2021, bolo was invited guest speaker to motivate women at Islamic World Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Women ICONs launch: An Inspiration for the Future in Morocco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BvjX219AHc.
On March 2021 (26 -28) guest speaker at the World Parliament of Women Conference, USA.