NON-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANISATIONS
Roberta is involved with a number of not-for-profit organisations around supporting African entrepreneurs, empowering women and building sustainable communities.
AFRICAN FASHION FOUNDATION
African Fashion Foundation is a non-governmental organisation empowering fashion designers and creative professionals from Africa and its diaspora to be able to compete effectively in the global sector. A charitable fund, it creates partnerships with established global businesses to supply professional and educational developmental opportunities in support of the progression of the African creative economy.
Founder
UNEP
Global Goodwill Ambassador
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the global authority on the green agenda and promotes sustainable development while being an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Roberta is a Global Goodwill Ambassador for the programme and speaks in its support on the many platforms to which she is invited.
CONDÉ NAST COLLEGE
Advisory Board Member
Roberta is an inaugural member of the advisory board of the prestigious Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design in London. The College has brought together giants of the fashion industry to help guide its continuing development as one of the leading education institutions in the field.
INDUSTRIE AFRICA
Advisory Board Member
Industrie Africa is a not-for-profit retail platform bringing together some of the continent’s most talented designers. Critically acclaimed internationally for the diversity of its creatives it is a digital showcase for all that is best in contemporary African fashion.