Seipati Mokhema

Research Officer – Gender, Social Inclusion and Youth

Research team

Water, growth and inclusion > Gender equality and social inclusion

Areas of expertise

Seipati has previously worked as a junior researcher for the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and as an Associate Researcher at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS) at the University of Witwatersrand. Her research has influenced policy addressing skills, educational and employment needs of young South Africans to create and promote sustainable work opportunities and livelihoods. She has also conducted research on the changing nature of work due to technological innovation, with a specific focus on digital labour platforms and social protection mechanisms available to workers in the Global South. In August 2022, Seipati co-authored and published a book titled ‘#FeesMustFall and its Aftermath’ about violence, wellbeing and the student protest movement in South Africa. She also published an opinion piece on the lack of leadership and its severe impacts on South African youth and women. Currently, Seipati is a Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion (GESI) Research Officer at IWMI’s South Africa office.

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Latest news for Seipati Mokhema

Blogs

Equity and inclusion must guide water solutions

At the 2025 CGIAR Gender Conference, IWMI underscored that the future of water security depends on scaling equity as effectively as climate-smart innovation ...

October 28, 2025

In the media

Empowering women and young people in food, land and water systems

IWMI’s Seipati Mokhema and Everisto Mapedza share recommendations to overcome barriers faced by women and youth in South Africa’s food, water and land systems in the context of climate change ...

October 16, 2025