Fortunate Mafeta Phaka

An haifi **Fortuneate Phaka** a ranar 12 ga Yuli, 1987, a Mamelodi )   masanin kimiyyar muhalli ne na Afirka ta Kudu, marubuci, mai gabatar da shirye-shiryen talabijin na muhalli  kuma mai sadarwa a kimiyya . Ya fi shahara da bincike da ya mayar da hankali kan cututtukan herptiles, yana nazarin alaƙar da ke tsakanin bambancin halittu da bambancin al'adun mutane, da kuma rubuta jagorar namun daji ta farko ta Afirka ta Kudu don kwaɗi da za a buga tare a cikin harshen 'yan asalin ƙasar (IsiZulu) da Turanci . Alaƙarsa ta ilimi don binciken digiri na biyu tana tare da Jami'ar North-West ta Afirka ta Kudu da Cibiyar Nazarin Halittu Masu Ruwa ta Afirka ta Kudu, da kuma Jami'ar Hasselt ta Belgium.    Phaka kuma yana cikin kwamitin gudanarwa na Youth 4 African Wildlife, wata ƙungiya mai zaman kanta mai zaman kanta ta kare namun daji da ke aiki a Kudancin Afirka.  Phaka kuma yana da masanin kimiyyar gwarzo, mai suna The Scribe,  bisa ga shi da aikinsa.

## Rayuwar farko da ilimi
Phaka ya yi yawancin lokacin ƙuruciyarsa a garin Mamelodi da ke wajen birnin Pretoria da kuma ƙauyen kakanninsa na Kgotsoro a lardin Limpopo .   Ya halarci Makarantar Firamare ta Moretele da Makarantar Firamare ta Pula Difate, sannan ya halarci makarantar sakandare a Makarantar Sakandare ta Kwalejin SA, Kwalejin Meridian, da Makarantar Sakandare ta Gatang. Bayan kammala karatunsa daga Makarantar Sakandare ta Gatang, ya kammala karatunsa na farko a Jami'ar Afirka ta Kudu . An sami digirinsa na girmamawa da na biyu daga Jami'ar North-West a shekarar 2016 da 2018 bi da bi. Daga nan ya kammala karatunsa da digirin digirgir na haɗin gwiwa a shekarar 2022 daga Jami'ar North-West da Jami'ar Hasselt a ƙarƙashin jagorancin farfesoshi Louis du Preez, Jean Hugè da Maarten Vanhove.   Wahayin Phaka na neman aikin ilimi da kuma zama mai digirin digirgir na farko a tarihin iyalinsa ya samo asali ne daga ɗabi'ar aiki ta mahaifiyarsa (ma'aikaciyar jinya) da kawunsa (malamar makaranta). Saboda tsadar kuɗin makaranta a jami'a, an ba wa Phaka kuɗin karatun ta hanyar tallafin karatu na digiri na biyu, tallafin karatu da aka samu ta hanyar ƙungiyar Youth 4 African Wildlife, mahaifiyarsa, da kuma aikinsa na wucin gadi a talabijin da kiyayewa .

## Sana'a

### Littafin kwaɗo da wallafe-wallafen kimiyya
Tun daga shekarar 2016, binciken Phaka ya mayar da hankali kan binciken bambancin halittu da kuma alaƙar da ke tsakaninsa da bambancin al'adun mutane, da nufin fahimtar yadda za a iya amfani da al'adun gargajiya na Afirka ta Kudu waɗanda suka dogara da ƙwayoyin cuta don sanar da manufofi don tsara tsare-tsaren kiyayewa ga jama'a kamar yadda dokar muhalli ta Afirka ta Kudu ta tsara.    Sakamakon farko na hanyar da Phaka ta yi wahayi zuwa ga ilimin halittar halittu shine jagorar filin mai taken Jagorar Filin Harsuna Biyu ga Ƙwai na Zululand wanda aka haɓaka tare da haɗin gwiwar Amazulu na yankin Zululand, wanda aka yi amfani da shi bisa ga yadda al'umma ta ɗauki bambancin anuran kuma aka buga shi da Turanci da Isizulu a matsayin harshen da aka fi amfani da shi a yankin.   Bayan wannan littafin, Phaka ta samar da littattafan kimiyya waɗanda suka haɗa da nuna alaƙa tsakanin mahimmancin al'adun namun daji da kuma tarin bayanai game da bambancin halittu ga namun daji,  tarawa nau'ikan herptile a kasuwannin magungunan gargajiya na birane na Afirka ta Kudu ta amfani da barcode na DNA,  da kuma fara tattara cikakken jerin sunayen harsunan 'yan asalin ƙasar don nau'ikan herptile ≈ 550 na Afirka ta Kudu. 

### Lambobin yabo da girmamawa
Phaka ya sami lambobin yabo da dama saboda jajircewarsa wajen gudanar da bincike wanda ya haɗa da al'adun 'yan asalin Afirka ta Kudu domin waɗannan ayyuka ne na mutanen da galibi aka ware su daga batutuwan da suka shafi muhallin Afirka ta Kudu da kuma tsarin kiyayewa gabaɗaya ba ya la'akari da ra'ayoyinsu.

2022: *Kyautar Mail &amp;amp; Guardian* Greening the Future Award 

2022: Kyautar Enviropeadia's Ecologic Award (Wanda ya zo na biyu a rukunin Eco-Angel)  

2022: Kyautar Gadon Gado ta Golden Shield (Wanda ya zo na biyu a rukunin 'Muryar Gado') 

2020: Kyautar Enviropeadia's Ecologic (Kyauta ta farko ga rukunin Eco-Angel) 

2019: Kyautar Al'ummar Muhalli (Kyautar Magina ta Afirka ta Kudu da kuma Kyautar Kafafen Yada Labarai na Muhalli na Shekara) 

2019: Ɗaya daga cikin Matasan Mandela 100 na Nan Gaba (An tattara ta News24 ) 

2018: Kyautar Ƙwararru ta Matasa ta Ƙasa ta Wuraren Indaba 

2017: Shugaban Gaba na Kyautar Kare Muhalli na Amphibian (Taron Binciken Kare Muhalli na Amphibian)  

2016: Ɗaya daga cikin Matasan ' Yan Afirka ta Kudu 200 na amp; Guardian 

## Manazarta