D&I from a Global Perspective: Leveraging Africa’s Approach to Inclusivity
Diversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs. Inclusion is involvement and empowerment, where the inherent worth and dignity of all people are recognized. An inclusive organization promotes and sustains a sense of belonging; it values and practices respect for the talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living of its members. In Africa, there are 54 countries where different languages are spoken. Yet, because most citizens are of the same race, there is an assumption that everyone is similar. In South Africa alone, there are 11 different official tribes and languages, so by nature, there is diversity. Like the rest of the world, there is a struggle for inclusion, but citizens have found common denominators and ways to make organizational cultures comfortable for all. The session offers an African perspective to inclusivity and recommendations on how to approach D&I from a global perspective.
Mofota Sefali
Connecting Talent - Mofota Sefali is a Human Resources Practitioner with a blended knowledge of HR; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Talent Acquisition Management as well as Employer Branding and Employee Value Proposition.
Enthusiastic and outgoing, she is an innovator who is continuously aware of new possibilities with a penchant for discovering different but effective ways of doing things. She gains motivation from the ability to not only generate but implement ideas. A visionary with a positive mindset which often carries others with her. Forever interested in seeing the possibilities, particularly in people, within and beyond the present moment.
Her key strengths lie in consulting with business to understand how HR activities can contribute to business strategy execution. Mofota holds the belief that healthy organisation culture is a competitive game changer, and strives to help shape companies to attract and retain the best people to meet their mission and grow their vision.
As an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager with a documented history of working in HR across various industries in South Africa, as well as other countries on the continent including Kenya and Nigeria, she believes that Africa has incredible talent, and is excited to play a role in unleashing the best in people across the corporate world.
Simply put...
she loves what she does.