McLean Kabwe

McLean is an LGBT human rights activist, key populations programs specialist and a former property manager with a B.Sc. Degree in Real Estate. He is currently pursuing his Master in Public Health.

His professional qualifications extend to certificates of competence in Trainer of Trainers in HIV and TB Advocacy, Public Policy and Community Outreach and interventions from prominent organisations like AIDS Rights Alliance Southern Africa, Open Society Initiative Southern Africa through Africa University and CoC Netherlands. To date, McLean has nine years’ experience working in the local and regional key populations advocacy movement. McLean’s work as a Human Rights Defender (HRD) is anchored in past roles as Programs Manager, Executive Director and occasional consult on key populations issues. In 2017, he became the Key Populations Advisor for FHI360 and National AIDS Council to provide guidance on programming for key populations in Zambia as defined in the country National AIDS Strategic Framework policy. As Key Populations Advisor, he is responsible for ensuring that country health interventions are all inclusive through engagement with health care providers, law enforcement and the media on the importance of not leaving anyone behind in the domestic HIV response through the public health approach. In addition, he has been actively involved in the development of programs for key populations under the country Global Fund grants, linking local key populations organizations to national health programs and building their capacity to effectively contribute to the national response.