Mandala Trust welcomes new international trustees

For a number of years, our International Advisory Group (IAG) consisted of representatives of some of the organisations which had previously partnered with, or received support from, Mandala Trust, adopting a shared learning approach which focused on the strategy, values and practices of the organisation and how we work for change.  

So successful was this approach that it has now been integrated into the board of trustees itself, and we are delighted to tell you that former IAG members - Nisreen Khashman and Skhumbuzo Mlibeni – are now trustees and will continuing to bring this invaluable experience to the heart of the charity’s governance and activities.

Nisreen Kashman is a peace ambassador, meditation trainer, and humanitarian from Jordan with over a decade of experience in mindfulness, wellbeing, and emotional healing. She bridges Eastern wisdom with global healing efforts, guiding individuals and communities toward inner peace and resilience. As a trustee of the Mandala Trust, she is committed to supporting vulnerable populations, especially in conflict-affected areas, through compassion, presence, and transformative practices that foster healing and sustainable peace.

Skhumbuzo Mlibeni is operations manager for the Khuphuka Project offering community development, early childhood development, and health services, he co-founded Khanyisa – a transformative education programme working with young men, boys, women and girls (aged 13–25) in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, at the epicentre of the global HIV & AIDS pandemic.  He has also worked for the AIDS Foundation of South Africa on a number of youth projects, and is currently a ward councillor for his local municipality.