Shiphra is a seasoned Development Expert with over 20 years of experience driving sustainable socio-economic development (SED) through collaborations with mining companies, governments, and MSMEs. As the Director of Programmes at the Trust, she provides strategic oversight of initiatives that effectively address the needs of women and adolescent girls in Africa.

She serves on various committees and boards, including the SADC Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade, Trade Forward Southern Africa, and the University of South Africa’s Graduate School of Business Leadership. Shiphra is also the President and Co-Founder of African Women in Business (AWIB), a Pan-African organisation dedicated to advancing the interests of women entrepreneurs across the continent. Through AWIB, she promotes women’s access to trade and investment in eight priority sectors, aligning strategically with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).