Brian Sibeko, M.Ed.

Brian Sibeko, M.Ed.

Programmes Officer

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  • About me

    Director at Uthingo Network | SOGIESC Rights Advocate | Golden Key Inductee | Andrew Mellon Fellow | 2023 Mandela Washington Fellow

  • Education

    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      2022 - 2024
      Master of Education - MEd Gender and Development Studies Distinction

      This dissertation explored the status consumption of food among Black gay men in the urban community of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It examined how this marginalised group chooses food and foodscapes as means of identity construction, social status assertion, and resistance against discrimination. Using a qualitative methodology grounded in social identity and critical consciousness theories, the study sought to unravel the complexities of how Black gay men navigate and… Show more This dissertation explored the status consumption of food among Black gay men in the urban community of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It examined how this marginalised group chooses food and foodscapes as means of identity construction, social status assertion, and resistance against discrimination. Using a qualitative methodology grounded in social identity and critical consciousness theories, the study sought to unravel the complexities of how Black gay men navigate and resist marginalisation through their culinary practices. Show less

    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      2018 - 2019
      Bachelor of Social Sciences Psychology and Sociology
    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      2020 - 2020
      Gender Studies Cum Laude
  • Experience

    • OUT LGBT Well-Being

      Apr 2012 - Jul 2014
      Programmes Officer
    • Tshwane University of Technology

      Aug 2014 - May 2016
      MSM/LGBTI Programme Coordinator
    • Gauteng LGBTI Sector

      Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
      Sector Leader
    • Trans Wellness Project - TWP

      Aug 2015 - Feb 2021
      Board Secretary
    • AMSHeR - African Men for Sexual Health and Rights

      Jun 2016 - Oct 2016
      Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
      Project Coordinator

      Coordinating the implementation, and monitoring & evaluation of projects within the centre.Management of project staff.

    • UMthombo Street Children South Africa

      Mar 2017 - Nov 2017
      Programme Coordinator
    • Gay and Lesbian Network

      Jan 2018 - Aug 2021
      Board Chairperson

      I serve as a board member for Gay and Lesbian Network – an LGBTI NGO based in Pietermaritzburg.

    • HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)

      Dec 2018 - Jul 2019
      Research Facilitator
    • The Aurum Institute

      Oct 2020 - now
      Advisory Board Member
    • Aids Foundation of South Africa

      Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
      Program Coordinator
    • Mothers2mothers

      Jan 2021 - now
      Advisory Board Member
    • Matchboxology

      Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
      Programme Manager
    • Uthingo Network

      Apr 2022 - now
      Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate of Participation: Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement Technical Assistance

      ICF International
      Jan 2014
    • Certificate in HIV Counselling and Testing

      Foundation for Professional Development
      Sept 2012
    • ADVANCED SHORT COURSE ON ADVOCACY FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE IN AFRICA

      Afya na Haki
      Nov 2023
    • Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation for Mulit-Sectorial AIDS Programmes

      University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
      May 2013