Holo Muchangwe Hachonda IV, Program Director, BroadReach Healthcare, Zambia

He currently serves as Program Director at BroadReach Healthcare (BRHC) in Lusaka, Zambia, where he provides strategic leadership and serves as the key local liaison with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.

He has previously been a member of the Zambian official delegation at the Commission on Population and Development and was the Chief Executive Officer and change manager of the Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia (PPAZ). During Mr. Hachonda’s tenure at PPAZ, the organization became a reputable provider of comprehensive reproductive health services in Zambia, built synergistic partnerships with key partners and stakeholders, consolidated a strong volunteer presence across the country and instilled good governance protocols to sustain high membership levels.

Mr. Hachonda’s work focuses on increasing young people’s access to comprehensive reproductive health and family planning services, and he has extensive experience in health communications, health systems strengthening and health sector strategic planning and management.

He has consulted for UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS, USAID, the Commonwealth Youth Programme Secretariat in Zambia, the World Health Organization, John Hopkins University and the Center for Communication Programmes, among others.

He is a board member and founder of the Youth Activists Organization (YAO), which works with young people to conduct civic and environmental health education activities in local high schools.

In recognition of his contributions to promoting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of African women and girls, Mr. Hachonda was honored with the AMANITARE award.

He holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Liverpool, UK, and a B.S. in health communication from the University of Maryland.