Pato Kelesitse

Pato Kelesitse is a climate justice activist from Gaborone, Botswana. Pato is also the Founder of Sustain267, a non-profit initiative fostering on climate justice solutions across Africa, she served as a Project Officer and now serves as a Sustainability Lead at the South African Climate Action Network.

Biography Pato was born in Kanye, Botswana. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Accounting and Finance, and she is also a candidate for Master of Arts in Development Studies at the University of Botswana. Pato is a delegate of the Government of Botswana to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She was the African representative, as one of the global youth leaders at the UN Climate Summit in addressing world leaders on climate change as a global priority. She serves as an advisor for Urgent Action Fund-Africa and is a FuturElect Class of 2022 Fellow.